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Hi guys

I'm importing numbers from a custom application into excel, after the import
I cannot autosum, but if i manually remove the number and re-type it works
fine.

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Is the data text being imported as text?

"DavidB" wrote:

Hi guys

I'm importing numbers from a custom application into excel, after the import
I cannot autosum, but if i manually remove the number and re-type it works
fine.

Any ideas?



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The cells seem to be formatted as text after the import

Is the data text being imported as text?



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Numbers came in as text.

Format all cells as General.

Copy an empty cell.

Select the data range and Paste SpecialAddOKEsc

Now try the autosum.


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On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 15:38:21 +0100, "DavidB" wrote:

Hi guys

I'm importing numbers from a custom application into excel, after the import
I cannot autosum, but if i manually remove the number and re-type it works
fine.

Any ideas?


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