Number format changed to string in excel

I want to store a table in excel file and in the table
there is a number field that when I store it in the
excel file ,I want it change to String format,
because when it store it in the number format,
it is a wrong number.
thanks in advance

"883923"
Pretend you are explaining this to someone who has no idea what you are talking about (because we don't).
Statements like "but therewas a problem" are next to meaningless because you didn't explain what the problem is.
You don't give any useful information such as:
* Version of JDeveloper/ADF
* What technologies are you using (I guess ADF Faces, but I don't know)?
* How did you try exporting to Excel?
* What was the exact problem you had?
I've already spent more time thinking about how to ask you questions to get to the real problem than you have formulating your question.
John

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