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make cell length always equal 10
hi,
i have a serial number used as part of a plant number, this section has to be 10 digits in lenght. to build the plant number i am copying the serial number in from another column. when the serial number is 10 everything is ok but when it is to short i need the system to fill it up with 0 at the end or when it is to long i need the system to take only the first 10. thanks for the help! |
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make cell length always equal 10
This formula did it for me:
=IF(LEN(A1)=10,LEFT(A1,10),A1&REPT("0",10-LEN(A1))) ....where A1 contains the serial number. The formula uses the first ten characters of the serial number if that serial num is 10 or more characters in length; if it is less than 10 it fills in zeroes using the REPT (repeat) formula. Dave O |
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If the sample part number is in A1, then the corrected part number is:
=LEFT(A1,10) & REPT("0",MAX(10-LEN(A1),0)) -- Gary's Student gsnu200703 "Little Pete" wrote: hi, i have a serial number used as part of a plant number, this section has to be 10 digits in lenght. to build the plant number i am copying the serial number in from another column. when the serial number is 10 everything is ok but when it is to short i need the system to fill it up with 0 at the end or when it is to long i need the system to take only the first 10. thanks for the help! |
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Hi,
Another way: =LEFT(A1&"0000000000",10) or if your numbers are numerical only =--LEFT(A1&"0000000000",10) so that when Tools/Option/View - "Zero values" in unchecked the cell will appear blank if there's no value in A1. HTH Jean-Guy "Little Pete" wrote: hi, i have a serial number used as part of a plant number, this section has to be 10 digits in lenght. to build the plant number i am copying the serial number in from another column. when the serial number is 10 everything is ok but when it is to short i need the system to fill it up with 0 at the end or when it is to long i need the system to take only the first 10. thanks for the help! |
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=LEFT(A1&REPT("0",10),10) Little Pete wrote: hi, i have a serial number used as part of a plant number, this section has to be 10 digits in lenght. to build the plant number i am copying the serial number in from another column. when the serial number is 10 everything is ok but when it is to short i need the system to fill it up with 0 at the end or when it is to long i need the system to take only the first 10. thanks for the help! -- Dave Peterson |
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Hello Little Pete,
i guess i am confused u have a PLANT with PARTS u also have a list in column of PARTS with its particular serial number then u need to build a Plant Number to build the plant number i am copying the serial number in from another column. or u like to build another serial names like "PLANTnPARTS" with something like; PLANT ID_SERIAL NUMBER OF PART or PLANT ID_{first 10 characters only) (add 0's if serial number<10 characters) then try... ="yourPLANT ID-" & "LEFT(C1&REPT("0",10),10)" where column C assume to contain the original serial numbers of each part. adjust to suit your plant... -- ***** birds of the same feather flock together.. "Little Pete" wrote: hi, i have a serial number used as part of a plant number, this section has to be 10 digits in lenght. to build the plant number i am copying the serial number in from another column. when the serial number is 10 everything is ok but when it is to short i need the system to fill it up with 0 at the end or when it is to long i need the system to take only the first 10. thanks for the help! |
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make cell length always equal 10
the one i suggested will include the Plant number
yet it will not serve the post title of cell length =10. -- ***** birds of the same feather flock together.. "driller" wrote: Hello Little Pete, i guess i am confused u have a PLANT with PARTS u also have a list in column of PARTS with its particular serial number then u need to build a Plant Number to build the plant number i am copying the serial number in from another column. or u like to build another serial names like "PLANTnPARTS" with something like; PLANT ID_SERIAL NUMBER OF PART or PLANT ID_{first 10 characters only) (add 0's if serial number<10 characters) then try... ="yourPLANT ID-" & "LEFT(C1&REPT("0",10),10)" where column C assume to contain the original serial numbers of each part. adjust to suit your plant... -- ***** birds of the same feather flock together.. "Little Pete" wrote: hi, i have a serial number used as part of a plant number, this section has to be 10 digits in lenght. to build the plant number i am copying the serial number in from another column. when the serial number is 10 everything is ok but when it is to short i need the system to fill it up with 0 at the end or when it is to long i need the system to take only the first 10. thanks for the help! |
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