Hi all

I have a spreadsheet with a list of codes (about 6 digits). I want to
compare the codes with a list and return a new code (v-lookup). The old codes
mostly start with 00 or 000 but not all

004463
000547

and they are formatted as text in the V-lookup table but as special in the
other list (im not sure what special is as a format). When comparing the
v-lookup it does not work which I assume is because they are formatted
differently. However if I change the Format from special to Text (so they are
the same) I lose the zeros at the end so again the Vlookup will not work

Is there a way of changing the format to text without losing the zeros

Hope this made sense and any help is greatly appreciated.

Kind regards

Rexmann
(running Excel XP)




However the list of values is stored

try = text(C11,"000000')


"rexmann" wrote:

Hi all

I have a spreadsheet with a list of codes (about 6 digits). I want to
compare the codes with a list and return a new code (v-lookup). The old codes
mostly start with 00 or 000 but not all

004463
000547

and they are formatted as text in the V-lookup table but as special in the
other list (im not sure what special is as a format). When comparing the
v-lookup it does not work which I assume is because they are formatted
differently. However if I change the Format from special to Text (so they are
the same) I lose the zeros at the end so again the Vlookup will not work

Is there a way of changing the format to text without losing the zeros

Hope this made sense and any help is greatly appreciated.

Kind regards

Rexmann
(running Excel XP)




However the list of values is stored