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seach and replace '(' with an '/'
I have a text field with a '('.
ex: 125 108(130 I want to replace the '(' with a '/' without changing the format of the field to a fraction so my result would be '125 108/130' instead of changing it to '125.8307692' Would appreciate any help someone could give me. |
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Do you want XL to treat the result as a number or text?
-- Regards, Tushar Mehta www.tushar-mehta.com Excel, PowerPoint, and VBA add-ins, tutorials Custom MS Office productivity solutions In article , says... I have a text field with a '('. ex: 125 108(130 I want to replace the '(' with a '/' without changing the format of the field to a fraction so my result would be '125 108/130' instead of changing it to '125.8307692' Would appreciate any help someone could give me. |
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I clicked Edit Replace, entered "Search For" ( then "Replace With" /.
Excel automatically converted the fraction to least common denominator. Then I formatted the cell as numeric with 7 decimal places and got your intended result. Does that work the same for you? |
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Apologies, misread the post. Do you need the fraction to remain as it
originated, without reducing to least common denominators? |
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=SUBSTITUTE(A1,"(","/")
"Splt Window Diner" wrote: I have a text field with a '('. ex: 125 108(130 I want to replace the '(' with a '/' without changing the format of the field to a fraction so my result would be '125 108/130' instead of changing it to '125.8307692' Would appreciate any help someone could give me. |
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