I want to replace the first character in a column of text
 

We have a client that has several thousand rows of data in a single column
formatted as this example shows: A12345B. Where the alpha characters are
any of the 26 available. They want to change the leading alpha character
from whatever it is presently to an upper case X while leaving the rest of
the line unaffected.

Any and all help appreciated.

I want to replace the first character in a column of text
 

Hi Biredndra

With the data in Col A, enter into A1, then copy down

="X"&RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-1)
--
ve_2nd_at. Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa


"Biredndra" wrote:

We have a client that has several thousand rows of data in a single column
formatted as this example shows: A12345B. Where the alpha characters are
any of the 26 available. They want to change the leading alpha character
from whatever it is presently to an upper case X while leaving the rest of
the line unaffected.

Any and all help appreciated.

I want to replace the first character in a column of text
 

or if you need a macro, just replace the range here with yours

Sub replace_text()
For Each cell In Range("a1:a30")
cell.Value = "X" & Right(cell.Value, Len(cell.Value) - 1)
Next
End Sub

--


Gary


"Biredndra" wrote in message
...
We have a client that has several thousand rows of data in a single column
formatted as this example shows: A12345B. Where the alpha characters are
any of the 26 available. They want to change the leading alpha character
from whatever it is presently to an upper case X while leaving the rest of
the line unaffected.

Any and all help appreciated.

I want to replace the first character in a column of text
 

Thank you very much Kassie...I very much appreciate the time you took to
share this solution with me...it works elegantly and is easy to employ...

Major Kudos!

Birendra

"Kassie" wrote:

Hi Biredndra

With the data in Col A, enter into A1, then copy down

="X"&RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-1)
--
ve_2nd_at. Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa


"Biredndra" wrote:

We have a client that has several thousand rows of data in a single column
formatted as this example shows: A12345B. Where the alpha characters are
any of the 26 available. They want to change the leading alpha character
from whatever it is presently to an upper case X while leaving the rest of
the line unaffected.

Any and all help appreciated.

I want to replace the first character in a column of text
 

Thank you Gary: The macro you created works very well and is very
helpful...I am very grateful for your time and assitance...!

Thanks again...

Birendra

"Gary Keramidas" wrote:

or if you need a macro, just replace the range here with yours

Sub replace_text()
For Each cell In Range("a1:a30")
cell.Value = "X" & Right(cell.Value, Len(cell.Value) - 1)
Next
End Sub

--


Gary


"Biredndra" wrote in message
...
We have a client that has several thousand rows of data in a single column
formatted as this example shows: A12345B. Where the alpha characters are
any of the 26 available. They want to change the leading alpha character
from whatever it is presently to an upper case X while leaving the rest of
the line unaffected.

Any and all help appreciated.

I want to replace the first character in a column of text
 

Hi Biredndra

Glad I could have been of assistance, and thanks for the feedback!
--
ve_2nd_at. Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa


"Biredndra" wrote:

Thank you very much Kassie...I very much appreciate the time you took to
share this solution with me...it works elegantly and is easy to employ...

Major Kudos!

Birendra

"Kassie" wrote:

Hi Biredndra

With the data in Col A, enter into A1, then copy down

="X"&RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-1)
--
ve_2nd_at. Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa


"Biredndra" wrote:

We have a client that has several thousand rows of data in a single column
formatted as this example shows: A12345B. Where the alpha characters are
any of the 26 available. They want to change the leading alpha character
from whatever it is presently to an upper case X while leaving the rest of
the line unaffected.

Any and all help appreciated.