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The LEFT Function
Hi,
Why can't I treat the result of the LEFT function as a number (if taken from a string of numbers) and not as a string? I tried format cells but to no avail. Thanks, Assaf. |
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The LEFT Function
LEFT returns text; convert text to number with a pair of negation operators;
=--LEFT(A1,3) best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme remove caps from email "assaf1978" wrote in message ... Hi, Why can't I treat the result of the LEFT function as a number (if taken from a string of numbers) and not as a string? I tried format cells but to no avail. Thanks, Assaf. |
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The LEFT Function
If A1 contains 123abc then=--LEFT(A1,3) gets you the number (as a number)
The double minus sign is a very common trick -- Gary''s Student - gsnu200745 "assaf1978" wrote: Hi, Why can't I treat the result of the LEFT function as a number (if taken from a string of numbers) and not as a string? I tried format cells but to no avail. Thanks, Assaf. |
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The LEFT Function
Thank you Bernard & Gary's Student - u've been most helpful!
"assaf1978" wrote: Hi, Why can't I treat the result of the LEFT function as a number (if taken from a string of numbers) and not as a string? I tried format cells but to no avail. Thanks, Assaf. |
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