Hi.

There is a file that we want to export to a CSV file, but it is changing the
format of things that look like numbers.

It should export some of the numbers in a 5 digit format... 01000 , 01001 ,
etc.

We tried changing the cell format to text, and using the formula
=text(a1,"00000") and changing that to values...

Either way, in the .CSV file, it still came out as 1000 , 1001 .

For now, I did what was needed by creating a simple text file with the output.

But, is there anyway to keep the leading 0 s on things that look like
numbers, in a CSV file?

Roll your own. Here is a start at Chip Pearson's site:

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/imptext.htm import/export text files

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"mark" wrote in message
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Hi.

There is a file that we want to export to a CSV file, but it is changing
the
format of things that look like numbers.

It should export some of the numbers in a 5 digit format... 01000 , 01001
,
etc.

We tried changing the cell format to text, and using the formula
=text(a1,"00000") and changing that to values...

Either way, in the .CSV file, it still came out as 1000 , 1001 .

For now, I did what was needed by creating a simple text file with the
output.

But, is there anyway to keep the leading 0 s on things that look like
numbers, in a CSV file?

which is basically what I mentioned that I already did.

thanks.

"Tom Ogilvy" wrote:

Roll your own. Here is a start at Chip Pearson's site:

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/imptext.htm import/export text files

How did you verify that the leading 0's are lost?

Try opening that .csv file in Notepad to really check.

mark wrote:

Hi.

There is a file that we want to export to a CSV file, but it is changing the
format of things that look like numbers.

It should export some of the numbers in a 5 digit format... 01000 , 01001 ,
etc.

We tried changing the cell format to text, and using the formula
=text(a1,"00000") and changing that to values...

Either way, in the .CSV file, it still came out as 1000 , 1001 .

For now, I did what was needed by creating a simple text file with the output.

But, is there anyway to keep the leading 0 s on things that look like
numbers, in a CSV file?

--

Dave Peterson

For now, I did what was needed by creating a simple text file with the
output.
doesn't really say that. For all I know, you typed it in by hand.

Also, if you read it into excel, it will treat that column as numbers and
you will again loose your leading zero.

You can rename it to text and use the file open command to open the text
import wizard an in the last frame, designate that column as text. If you
record a macro to do that, then rename it to csv, your settings will be
ignored.

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"mark" wrote in message
...
which is basically what I mentioned that I already did.

thanks.

"Tom Ogilvy" wrote:

Roll your own. Here is a start at Chip Pearson's site:

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/imptext.htm import/export text files

you very well may be right that the 0's exist in the .csv file, but as Tom
mentioned that they would, and we experienced, opening the .csv in Excel
reformats them, producing the same problem.

The problem is solved thought. Thanks.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

How did you verify that the leading 0's are lost?

Try opening that .csv file in Notepad to really check.

mark wrote:

Hi.

There is a file that we want to export to a CSV file, but it is changing the
format of things that look like numbers.

It should export some of the numbers in a 5 digit format... 01000 , 01001 ,
etc.

We tried changing the cell format to text, and using the formula
=text(a1,"00000") and changing that to values...

Either way, in the .CSV file, it still came out as 1000 , 1001 .

For now, I did what was needed by creating a simple text file with the output.

But, is there anyway to keep the leading 0 s on things that look like
numbers, in a CSV file?

--

Dave Peterson

doesn't really say that. For all I know, you typed it in by hand.


point taken.

It was a small number of columns with a middle sized number of rows, that my
boss and someone else asked me to look at this morning when they ran into the
formatting issue.

I just strung it together in a text formula, and used a tiny code module to
export it.

In that instance, copying and pasting to Notepad would have worked about as
well.

Yep, I noticed the issues you mentioned about opening it in Excel and
getting the same reformatting problem... and, I understand and could do what
you're suggesting about using the Text import wizard (or coded version) and
setting that column to Text.

If the people that needed it this morning need it again, I'll do that.

Thanks.