How to keep 0 in front of # in excel (ex: 018787766316)
I have a UPC code I am trying to upload to nextag. When I convert the UPC
code to Numbers or Text and then save the file as .csv for uploading, the first digit of the UPC code disappears. Ex: 0-18787-76631-6 I have to remove all dashes, apostrophes, etc, as per Nextag specs, and in order for the zero to remain as the first digit I have to convcer the formatting of the cell to text, but when I save the file for upload the zero drops off, and I am left with 18787766316, which results in an error. Any ideas??? |
How to keep 0 in front of # in excel (ex: 018787766316)
Try formatting the cell as text before entering the data.
-- "Rob" wrote in message ... I have a UPC code I am trying to upload to nextag. When I convert the UPC code to Numbers or Text and then save the file as .csv for uploading, the first digit of the UPC code disappears. Ex: 0-18787-76631-6 I have to remove all dashes, apostrophes, etc, as per Nextag specs, and in order for the zero to remain as the first digit I have to convcer the formatting of the cell to text, but when I save the file for upload the zero drops off, and I am left with 18787766316, which results in an error. Any ideas??? |
How to keep 0 in front of # in excel (ex: 018787766316)
I realize how to format the cell, as stated below, the problem is when I save
the file and reopen the formatting changes. Example: I take the UPC code 0-18787-76631-6, format the cell for text and remove the dashes. All is fine. I then save the file so I can retrieve it for upload in nextag's interface and when I reopen the file, the 0 in front of the number is gone. I need to be able to keep that zero infront of the number as it is crucial to the UPC code. Any other ideas??? "Jim Reed" wrote: Try formatting the cell as text before entering the data. -- "Rob" wrote in message ... I have a UPC code I am trying to upload to nextag. When I convert the UPC code to Numbers or Text and then save the file as .csv for uploading, the first digit of the UPC code disappears. Ex: 0-18787-76631-6 I have to remove all dashes, apostrophes, etc, as per Nextag specs, and in order for the zero to remain as the first digit I have to convert the formatting of the cell to text, but when I save the file for upload the zero drops off, and I am left with 18787766316, which results in an error. Any ideas??? |
How to keep 0 in front of # in excel (ex: 018787766316)
I have no idea what nextag is, but if you're just re-opening the CVS file in
excel to check to see if things worked correctly, stop doing this! Open that text CSV file in Notepad--or any other text editor. The CSV file will look pretty in Notepad, but excel will do what it wants when it opens the file (numbers will be treated as numbers; things that look like dates, will be treated as dates). You can have more control over how excel sees the data if you rename the file from *.csv to *.txt when you can make choices from the data import wizard. Rob wrote: I realize how to format the cell, as stated below, the problem is when I save the file and reopen the formatting changes. Example: I take the UPC code 0-18787-76631-6, format the cell for text and remove the dashes. All is fine. I then save the file so I can retrieve it for upload in nextag's interface and when I reopen the file, the 0 in front of the number is gone. I need to be able to keep that zero infront of the number as it is crucial to the UPC code. Any other ideas??? "Jim Reed" wrote: Try formatting the cell as text before entering the data. -- "Rob" wrote in message ... I have a UPC code I am trying to upload to nextag. When I convert the UPC code to Numbers or Text and then save the file as .csv for uploading, the first digit of the UPC code disappears. Ex: 0-18787-76631-6 I have to remove all dashes, apostrophes, etc, as per Nextag specs, and in order for the zero to remain as the first digit I have to convert the formatting of the cell to text, but when I save the file for upload the zero drops off, and I am left with 18787766316, which results in an error. Any ideas??? -- Dave Peterson |
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