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How do I force a leading zero character eg 07817
I am entring in order codes on a stock order sheet. The codes have 5 digits.
Some of them begin with 0 (zero). How do I force the cell to report the correct number, ie 07817, and not 7817 as it is doing at the moment? Thanks Tony |
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How do I force a leading zero character eg 07817
Just enter the numbers preceeded by an apostrophe (single quote)
-- Gary''s Student "m800afc" wrote: I am entring in order codes on a stock order sheet. The codes have 5 digits. Some of them begin with 0 (zero). How do I force the cell to report the correct number, ie 07817, and not 7817 as it is doing at the moment? Thanks Tony |
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... I am entring in order codes on a stock order sheet. The codes have 5 digits. Some of them begin with 0 (zero). How do I force the cell to report the correct number, ie 07817, and not 7817 as it is doing at the moment? Format the cell as text before you enter the number. -- David Biddulph |
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How do I force a leading zero character eg 07817
I had a similar issue with data containing leading zeroes. Excel would promptly clip them off making the use of lookups, etc... useless. Here is what I did: (Assuming you need a fixed length of 5 char) A B C 1 NUM DESC FORMULA RESULT 2 1 apple =REPT("0",5-LEN(a2))&A2 = 00001 3 22 orange =REPT("0",5-LEN(a3))&A3 = 00022 4 304 pear =REPT("0",5-LEN(a4))&A4 = 00304 What it does: =REPT("s",x) Repeats "s" (or whatever string), x times) =LEN(a2) Returns the char count of a2 The combined formula repeats "0" for (5 - length of a2), &a2 concatenates the value of a2 to the end. Replace 5 with whatever fixed length you need. Regards and good luck! Jay -- jbrackett ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jbrackett's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=32577 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=525226 |
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