LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #12   Report Post  
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.misc
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 3,572
Default change negative sign from end of the number to the begining

Been working on the older machines too much!

Thanks Dave.
--

Regards,

RD
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------
Please keep all correspondence within the Group, so all may benefit !
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------

"Dave Peterson" wrote in message
...
xl2002+
(IIRC)

RagDyer wrote:

What version Gord?
--
Regards,

RD

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

-
Please keep all correspondence within the NewsGroup, so all may benefit !
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

-
"Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca wrote in message
...
DataText to ColumnsNextNextAdvanced.

Make sure the "trailing minus etc." option is checked and Finish.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:38:02 -0700, james

wrote:

Thanks Dave,

It works great.

James

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

Dana DeLouis posted this:


Sub TrailingMinus()
' = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
' Use of CDbl suggested by Peter Surcouf
' Program by Dana DeLouis,
' = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Dim rng As Range
Dim bigrng As Range

On Error Resume Next
Set bigrng = Cells.SpecialCells(xlConstants, xlTextValues).Cells
If bigrng Is Nothing Then Exit Sub

For Each rng In bigrng.Cells
rng = CDbl(rng)
Next
End Sub

If you're new to macros, you may want to read David McRitchie's intro
at:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm

james wrote:

Hi,

I have a column of numbers. Some of the negative number with

negative
sigh
at the end of the number. How to I convert the negative sign from

back
of the
number to the front of the number. ( x- - -x)

Thanks

James

--

Dave Peterson



--

Dave Peterson


 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules

Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Format cells to change a number from a positive to negative jagfan123456 Excel Worksheet Functions 4 September 12th 06 06:35 PM
Changing a Number in a Column Using Arrays [email protected] Excel Worksheet Functions 3 September 12th 06 02:48 PM
Force function to show positive or negative number? smoore Excel Worksheet Functions 3 March 3rd 06 08:34 PM
How do I replace a negative number at the end of a formula with a. dealn2 Excel Discussion (Misc queries) 5 December 23rd 04 07:47 PM
how to change the state of a number in a cell from negative to po. Steve11 Excel Discussion (Misc queries) 1 November 29th 04 07:00 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 03:21 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2025 ExcelBanter.
The comments are property of their posters.
 

About Us

"It's about Microsoft Excel"