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Excel 2002 : Why =Trim () formula not working ?
Dear Sir,
I copied a list of reference number in HTML format from the MS Outlook and paste it to Excel worksheet. After that I separated it into columns by using Data Text t to Columns function. A B 1 BJH3675 2 BGB1056 3 BHH9444 4 BJH978 5 BFU7095 6 BFU3422 7 BFG9144 8 BFN3659 9 BFN3756 After separation the data in B is in text format. I find that all the reference number in column B has 4 leading spaces. I tried to remove these empty spacing by using =TRIM( ) or =TRIM(CLEAN( )), but it does not work . May I know why this could happen and how to overcome this problem Thanks Low -- A36B58K641 |
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Excel 2002 : Why =Trim () formula not working ?
try:
in column C: =SUBSTITUTE(B1,CHAR(160),"") "Mr. Low" wrote: Dear Sir, I copied a list of reference number in HTML format from the MS Outlook and paste it to Excel worksheet. After that I separated it into columns by using Data Text t to Columns function. A B 1 BJH3675 2 BGB1056 3 BHH9444 4 BJH978 5 BFU7095 6 BFU3422 7 BFG9144 8 BFN3659 9 BFN3756 After separation the data in B is in text format. I find that all the reference number in column B has 4 leading spaces. I tried to remove these empty spacing by using =TRIM( ) or =TRIM(CLEAN( )), but it does not work . May I know why this could happen and how to overcome this problem Thanks Low -- A36B58K641 |
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Excel 2002 : Why =Trim () formula not working ?
Press Ctrl-H
Click in the Find What line , then hold down the Alt key and use the numeric keypad to enter 0160. Make sure the Replace With box is empty Click Replace All "Mr. Low" wrote: Dear Sir, I copied a list of reference number in HTML format from the MS Outlook and paste it to Excel worksheet. After that I separated it into columns by using Data Text t to Columns function. A B 1 BJH3675 2 BGB1056 3 BHH9444 4 BJH978 5 BFU7095 6 BFU3422 7 BFG9144 8 BFN3659 9 BFN3756 After separation the data in B is in text format. I find that all the reference number in column B has 4 leading spaces. I tried to remove these empty spacing by using =TRIM( ) or =TRIM(CLEAN( )), but it does not work . May I know why this could happen and how to overcome this problem Thanks Low -- A36B58K641 |
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Excel 2002 : Why =Trim () formula not working ?
You can check what the spurious characters are by =CODE(LEFT(A1))
Other contributors have suggested a replacement of CHAR(160), but the CODE function will let you see whether it is 160, and if not what it is. -- David Biddulph "Mr. Low" wrote in message ... Dear Sir, I copied a list of reference number in HTML format from the MS Outlook and paste it to Excel worksheet. After that I separated it into columns by using Data Text t to Columns function. A B 1 BJH3675 2 BGB1056 3 BHH9444 4 BJH978 5 BFU7095 6 BFU3422 7 BFG9144 8 BFN3659 9 BFN3756 After separation the data in B is in text format. I find that all the reference number in column B has 4 leading spaces. I tried to remove these empty spacing by using =TRIM( ) or =TRIM(CLEAN( )), but it does not work . May I know why this could happen and how to overcome this problem Thanks Low -- A36B58K641 |
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Excel 2002 : Why =Trim () formula not working ?
Hello Duke,
Many thanks for your special formula to solve the problem. It works out well. Low -- A36B58K641 "Duke Carey" wrote: Press Ctrl-H Click in the Find What line , then hold down the Alt key and use the numeric keypad to enter 0160. Make sure the Replace With box is empty Click Replace All "Mr. Low" wrote: Dear Sir, I copied a list of reference number in HTML format from the MS Outlook and paste it to Excel worksheet. After that I separated it into columns by using Data Text t to Columns function. A B 1 BJH3675 2 BGB1056 3 BHH9444 4 BJH978 5 BFU7095 6 BFU3422 7 BFG9144 8 BFN3659 9 BFN3756 After separation the data in B is in text format. I find that all the reference number in column B has 4 leading spaces. I tried to remove these empty spacing by using =TRIM( ) or =TRIM(CLEAN( )), but it does not work . May I know why this could happen and how to overcome this problem Thanks Low -- A36B58K641 |
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Excel 2002 : Why =Trim () formula not working ?
Hello Toppers,
Many thanks for your special formula to solve the problem. It works out well. Low -- A36B58K641 "Toppers" wrote: try: in column C: =SUBSTITUTE(B1,CHAR(160),"") "Mr. Low" wrote: Dear Sir, I copied a list of reference number in HTML format from the MS Outlook and paste it to Excel worksheet. After that I separated it into columns by using Data Text t to Columns function. A B 1 BJH3675 2 BGB1056 3 BHH9444 4 BJH978 5 BFU7095 6 BFU3422 7 BFG9144 8 BFN3659 9 BFN3756 After separation the data in B is in text format. I find that all the reference number in column B has 4 leading spaces. I tried to remove these empty spacing by using =TRIM( ) or =TRIM(CLEAN( )), but it does not work . May I know why this could happen and how to overcome this problem Thanks Low -- A36B58K641 |
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Excel 2002 : Why =Trim () formula not working ?
Hello David,
Thank you for the special formula for error testing. Best Regards Low -- A36B58K641 "David Biddulph" wrote: You can check what the spurious characters are by =CODE(LEFT(A1)) Other contributors have suggested a replacement of CHAR(160), but the CODE function will let you see whether it is 160, and if not what it is. -- David Biddulph "Mr. Low" wrote in message ... Dear Sir, I copied a list of reference number in HTML format from the MS Outlook and paste it to Excel worksheet. After that I separated it into columns by using Data Text t to Columns function. A B 1 BJH3675 2 BGB1056 3 BHH9444 4 BJH978 5 BFU7095 6 BFU3422 7 BFG9144 8 BFN3659 9 BFN3756 After separation the data in B is in text format. I find that all the reference number in column B has 4 leading spaces. I tried to remove these empty spacing by using =TRIM( ) or =TRIM(CLEAN( )), but it does not work . May I know why this could happen and how to overcome this problem Thanks Low -- A36B58K641 |
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