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Number stored as text
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I have some code that copies in data from one s/sheet to a summary workbook.. The problem is that it is storing one of the columns of numbers as text. I've ensured the cells in the original data are formatted as numbers. I've also tried several versions of "Paste Values" etc. If I do all the usual things "manually" (the "usual" being copy a cell with zero in it & paste special onto the recalcitrant cells and choose 'Add'; click the XL warning and convert to numbers; data Text-to-columns and choose General) the cells get successfully stored as numbers. However, if I do these through a macro none of them work - the cells remain numbers stored as text! Any help gratefully received. TIA Steve Steve_LA1 |
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stevepctamers wrote:
I have some code that copies in data from one s/sheet to a summary workbook. The problem is that it is storing one of the columns of numbers as text. I've ensured the cells in the original data are formatted as numbers. I've also tried several versions of "Paste Values" etc. If I do all the usual things "manually" (the "usual" being copy a cell with zero in it & paste special onto the recalcitrant cells and choose 'Add'; click the XL warning and convert to numbers; data Text-to-columns and choose General) the cells get successfully stored as numbers. However, if I do these through a macro none of them work - the cells remain numbers stored as text! Post your code. -- I had no idea what a computer was truly capable of. A computer was this all-powerful glowing artifact of power that held unlimited potential. Of course now I'm a computer programmer and have a much different view of the evil box of unlimited GPF's. |
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Hi Auric__
Thanks for the fast response. Here's the code . . . the place where it's going wrong is where it selects Data3 and does a paste special I've tried variations on Paste Specials etc and also simple "Paste". If I step thru the code, as soon as it performs the Paste Special the figures change to numbers stored as text!! Steve Application.ScreenUpdating = False Application.DisplayAlerts = False On Error Resume Next Workbooks.Open Filename:=FILNAME_Open ' Windows(FILNAME2_Open & ".xlsm").Activate ' Unhides then selects Sheet3 Sheets("Sheet3").Visible = True Sheets("Sheet3").Select ActiveSheet.Range("$B$2:$H$2").AutoFilter Field:=3, Criteria1:="<" Range("E5").Select ActiveSheet.Range("$B$2:$H$2").AutoFilter Field:=5, Criteria1:="<0.00%" Range("B3").Select Range(Selection, ActiveCell.SpecialCells(xlLastCell)).Select Selection.Copy Sheets("Sheet3").Visible = False ' closes the file we copied the data from ActiveWorkbook.Close True ' Windows("Summary Time Tracker v1p.xlsm").Activate Sheets("Data3").Select Range("C2").Select ActiveSheet.Range("C65536").End(xlUp).Select ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Select ActiveSheet.PasteSpecial Format:="Unicode Text", Link:=False, DisplayAsIcon:=False, NoHTMLFormatting:=True ' Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks _ :=False, Transpose:=False ' copies down vlookup for month name, from the cell above ActiveSheet.Range("B65536").End(xlUp).Select Dim endRow As Long endRow = Cells(Rows.Count, "C").End(xlUp).Row 'this is the column to look into, to see how far down to fill ActiveCell.AutoFill Destination:=Range(ActiveCell.Address & ":B" & endRow) ' this is the column to fill down ' formats col G for %s Range("G3:G5000").Style = "Percent" Selection.NumberFormat = "0.00%" With Selection .HorizontalAlignment = xlLeft .VerticalAlignment = xlCenter .WrapText = False .Orientation = 0 .AddIndent = False .IndentLevel = 0 .ShrinkToFit = False .ReadingOrder = xlContext .MergeCells = False End With Range("B2").Select Sheets("Processing").Select Range("A1").Select ' sets up project names for "Money Chart" Sheets("Data3").Select Range("E3:E198").Select Selection.Copy Sheets("Inputs").Select Range("B54").Select Sheets("Data3").Select Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks _ :=False, Transpose:=False Application.CutCopyMode = False Range("B55:B250").AdvancedFilter Action:=xlFilterInPlace, Unique:=True Selection.Copy Sheets("OPX per project").Select Range("B3").Select Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues, Operation:=xlNone, SkipBlanks _ :=False, Transpose:=False Range("A11").Select Sheets("Processing").Select Sheets("Processing").Activate Range("A1").Select On Friday, March 1, 2013 12:35:14 PM UTC, Auric__ wrote: stevepctamers wrote: I have some code that copies in data from one s/sheet to a summary workbook. The problem is that it is storing one of the columns of numbers as text. I've ensured the cells in the original data are formatted as numbers. I've also tried several versions of "Paste Values" etc. If I do all the usual things "manually" (the "usual" being copy a cell with zero in it & paste special onto the recalcitrant cells and choose 'Add'; click the XL warning and convert to numbers; data Text-to-columns and choose General) the cells get successfully stored as numbers. However, if I do these through a macro none of them work - the cells remain numbers stored as text! Post your code. -- I had no idea what a computer was truly capable of. A computer was this all-powerful glowing artifact of power that held unlimited potential. Of course now I'm a computer programmer and have a much different view of the evil box of unlimited GPF's. |
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Solved! Aaaaaaggghhhhh! Solvd this myself . . .
This was due to the source data being formatted as currency. The Paste values was pasting it with the currency symbol, hence it was formatted as text in the summary document. So, I changed the format in the source doc to be numbers (not currency) and Hey! Presto! it works a treat. Steve |
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stevepctamers wrote:
Solved! Aaaaaaggghhhhh! Solvd this myself . . . This was due to the source data being formatted as currency. The Paste values was pasting it with the currency symbol, hence it was formatted as text in the summary document. So, I changed the format in the source doc to be numbers (not currency) and Hey! Presto! it works a treat. Good to hear. In the future, it might be worth it to copy the cells to variants and convert explicitly, e.g.: Dim cell As Range, tmp As Variant For Each cell In Selection tmp = CCur(cell.Value) 'etc. targetCell.Value = tmp Next -- The Stones, I love the Stones. I watch them whenever I can. Fred, Barney... -- Steven Wright |
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