Box Output tool changing fixed decimals to string values

[asalb]

I am utilizing the Box output tool to automate reporting.  However, fixed decimal values in my workflow are being output as string values in the file output in Box.  this is breaking downstream calculated fields...

[apathetichell]

What are you writing files to - .yxdb, .csv or .xlsx? The short is - based upon that list - I'd expect .yxdb to write data to in the correct fields but be useless. CSV would be configured to quote/unquote internally, and Excel always does that unless you are keeping formatting or using render.

[asalb]

Hey apatheichell!  Thanks for the help. I was attempting to write the output as a xlsx file, however, in the time I wrote the inquiry I've changed the format from Fixed Decimal => Double and the values are now coming out in the correct format (not strings!).  

[apathetichell]

That's weird - but  cool that it works.