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Data Type Problem?
I have a spreadsheet that was given to me but I cannot do anything with it. I cannot perform simple functions, if I do I receive the #Value error or a zero, if I try to paste special values only the same thing happens. If I try to change the formats nothing actually changes. I have tried copy and pasting into different formats and programs and then pasting into a new Excel doc, none of this has worked. I believe the data came from a web reporting interface that pulled data from a sequel database. Any advice would be greatly apprecaited. bailey mg -- bailey ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bailey's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=29336 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=490496 |
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If this is a single sheet perhaps save it to a .csv file, and start over with your formula. bailey Wrote: I have a spreadsheet that was given to me but I cannot do anything with it. I cannot perform simple functions, if I do I receive the #Value error or a zero, if I try to paste special values only the same thing happens. If I try to change the formats nothing actually changes. I have tried copy and pasting into different formats and programs and then pasting into a new Excel doc, none of this has worked. I believe the data came from a web reporting interface that pulled data from a sequel database. Any advice would be greatly apprecaited. bailey mg -- Bryan Hessey ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bryan Hessey's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=21059 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=490496 |
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thanks, but I have tried this a few times and it doesn't work. I have also assumed that the "wrong data type" is text and so I have followed the instructions to change text to a number but that has not worked either. Any other ideas? I really appreciate your help. -- bailey ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bailey's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=29336 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=490496 |
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To extract the number from text is =value(A1) (in a separate column) then copy and Paste Special, Values back over the A column (and delete the helper column created) bailey Wrote: thanks, but I have tried this a few times and it doesn't work. I have also assumed that the "wrong data type" is text and so I have followed the instructions to change text to a number but that has not worked either. Any other ideas? I really appreciate your help. -- Bryan Hessey ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bryan Hessey's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=21059 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=490496 |
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Bryan, thanks, but it isn't recognizing the value. Thus, instead of providing a value, I get the #value! error. I have also tried both methods that are in the Excel tips section of exceltip.com but to no avail. -- bailey ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bailey's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=29336 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=490496 |
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can you disguise the data and post a few lines? bailey Wrote: Bryan, thanks, but it isn't recognizing the value. Thus, instead of providing a value, I get the #value! error. I have also tried both methods that are in the Excel tips section of exceltip.com but to no avail. -- Bryan Hessey ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bryan Hessey's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=21059 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=490496 |
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Sure, If I'm following correctly, here it is: 145656* 53440* $20,980,279.65* $144.04* 92275* 35679* $10,417,074.43* $112.89* 90635* 34930* $8,685,315.87* $95.83* 87643* 31368* $11,959,992.26* $136.46* 83080* 28001* $12,381,818.36* $149.03* 70926* 26256* $9,921,110.03* $139.88* -- bailey ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bailey's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=29336 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=490496 |
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try =LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)-1) to removethe * bailey Wrote: Sure, If I'm following correctly, here it is: 145656* 53440* $20,980,279.65* $144.04* 92275* 35679* $10,417,074.43* $112.89* 90635* 34930* $8,685,315.87* $95.83* 87643* 31368* $11,959,992.26* $136.46* 83080* 28001* $12,381,818.36* $149.03* 70926* 26256* $9,921,110.03* $139.88* -- Bryan Hessey ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bryan Hessey's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=21059 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=490496 |
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Bryan, Thanks, the fact that the * revealed itself was a big help in itself. I could not get the formula to work, but could remove the manually by backspacing in the formula bar. The problem is I have thousands of them. Any other ideas? Thanks again for your help! -Bailey -- bailey ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bailey's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=29336 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=490496 |
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