Question: I'm getting an error in VS 2008 SP1 with WPF using the stringformat binding, is there an inherent problem with wpf in vs 2008?

Error 1 Expected ' ConstituentCrossrateGridControl.xaml 70 141 PriceViewWpfLibrary

Answer: 
Visual Studio 2008 IDE's XAML syntax parser has several bugs where it complains that certain valid XAML is invalid.

Does this method of escaping work for you?

```
StringFormat=\{0:N\}

```
My guess is that you are opening your attribute value using a single quote but closing it using a double-quote. But that is only a guess.

Please post the referenced line of code so we can give you better feedback.