Index: svl/source/numbers/zformat.cxx
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--- svl/source/numbers/zformat.cxx	(revision 1343701)
+++ svl/source/numbers/zformat.cxx	(working copy)
@@ -1134,6 +1134,18 @@
         LANGUAGE_DONTKNOW;
 }
 
+sal_Bool IsSingleSymbol(String& rString, xub_StrLen nPos){
+	sal_Bool ret = sal_False;
+	while(nPos > 0){
+		if(rString.GetChar(nPos) == '*' || rString.GetChar(nPos) == '\\' || rString.GetChar(nPos) == '_'){
+			ret = !ret;
+			nPos--;
+		}
+		else
+			return ret;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
 
 short SvNumberformat::ImpNextSymbol(String& rString,
                                  xub_StrLen& nPos,
@@ -1285,8 +1297,10 @@
             break;
             case SsGetString:
             {
-                if (cToken == ';')
+                if (cToken == ';' && !IsSingleSymbol(rString, nPos-2))
+				{
                     eState = SsStop;
+				}
                 else
                     sSymbol += cToken;
             }