This could be one of the fancy data optimizations implemented in Excel itself.
But: Are you sure, that you have applied the format comma10.10? If I try to do so, the log displays:
The decimal specification of 10 must be less than the width specification of 10.
Changing the format to comma15.10 fixed the issue.
Maxim 2: Read the Log.
It will alert you to the fact that you used an invalid format specification. The number to the left of the dot must accommodate
I suggest to use 20.10 as a start and see what it does.
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