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Format Number to Text
Is it possible to format numbers into text from vba code? The situation is
that we insert data from a database into an Excel spreadsheet. One of the columns is an address column. The address column often has normal address data, but sometimes it will only contain a number like 1435, which causes Excel to treat that cells data as a number. So when we import the data back from Excel the column is misread because of the different formats for the cells. The database export unfortunately wipes out the column type, so changing its format type to text does nothing. Can the format command in VBA change a cells type? Thanks for the help, ACFalcon |
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Hi,
Columns(1).numberformat="@" will format Col A to text and then numbers are treated as text. HTH "ACFalcon" wrote: Is it possible to format numbers into text from vba code? The situation is that we insert data from a database into an Excel spreadsheet. One of the columns is an address column. The address column often has normal address data, but sometimes it will only contain a number like 1435, which causes Excel to treat that cells data as a number. So when we import the data back from Excel the column is misread because of the different formats for the cells. The database export unfortunately wipes out the column type, so changing its format type to text does nothing. Can the format command in VBA change a cells type? Thanks for the help, ACFalcon |
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Format Number to Text
But when that str(1234) hits A1 (and A1 is formatted as General), then A1 will
still be a number. You could force it to be text: Range("A1") = "'1234" (included the leading apostrophe) or you could format the cell as Text first. with range("a1") .numberformat = "@" .value = 1234 end with Leith Ross wrote: Hello ACFalcon. You can convert a number in VBA to a string by using the STR function. EXAMPLE: Range("A1") = Str(1234) The value in A1 is now text and not a number. As for the Format statement changing a cell's type, the answer is no. All cells are Variant data types. Sincerely, Leith Ross -- Leith Ross ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Leith Ross's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=18465 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=493932 -- Dave Peterson |
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Hello ACFalcon. You can convert a number in VBA to a string by using the STR function. EXAMPLE Range("A1") = Str(1234) The value in A1 is now text and not a number. As for the Forma statement changing a cell's type, the answer is no. All cells ar Variant data types. Sincerely, Leith Ros -- Leith Ros ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Leith Ross's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...fo&userid=1846 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread.php?threadid=49393 |
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