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PREVENT conversion of text to number?
I have a CSV file that I will open (or import) and which has one column that contains serial numbers. The problem is that some of the numbers have this format: 123E567. Excel promptly converts this text to a number: 1.23E+569. Even if I then change the format of the cell to text, it still keep the text 1.23E+569. How can I either prevent the original text from being converted to begin with or how can I correct it after the fact? Best regards, Ken -- celticvalley ------------------------------------------------------------------------ celticvalley's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=26360 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=396287 |
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Change the name of the file from .csv to .txt.
Then when you do file|open, you'll see text to columns wizard pop up. You'll be able to specify each field--including this one as Text. celticvalley wrote: I have a CSV file that I will open (or import) and which has one column that contains serial numbers. The problem is that some of the numbers have this format: 123E567. Excel promptly converts this text to a number: 1.23E+569. Even if I then change the format of the cell to text, it still keep the text 1.23E+569. How can I either prevent the original text from being converted to begin with or how can I correct it after the fact? Best regards, Ken -- celticvalley ------------------------------------------------------------------------ celticvalley's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=26360 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=396287 -- Dave Peterson |
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Thank you very much, Dave. This worked great. Have a nice day. Ken -- celticvalley ------------------------------------------------------------------------ celticvalley's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=26360 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=396287 |
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