Application.UseSystemSeparators property (Excel)

True (default) if the system separators of Microsoft Excel are enabled. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression.UseSystemSeparators

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Example

In this example, "1,234,567.89" is placed in cell A1. The system separators are then changed to dashes for the decimals and thousands separators.

Sub ChangeSystemSeparators() 
 
 Range("A1").Formula = "1,234,567.89" 
 MsgBox "The system separators will now change." 
 
 ' Define separators and apply. 
 Application.DecimalSeparator = "-" 
 Application.ThousandsSeparator = "-" 
 Application.UseSystemSeparators = False 
 
End Sub

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