Does anyone know how to import and convert a signed over-punch text into
Excel? I received a text file and its format includes signed over-punch
chaharacters, e.g. 0025{ = 2.50, also how do I tell Excel about implied
decimal. It can be either part of a vba language or function link for
convertion, preferably both.

Thank you in advance.

Can it be nested inside a procedure or called? Where in a statement will it
go? Can I create a function to call and where should I position it in my
module? Below is an example of a Macro used to import the overpunch:

Sub VBA()
'
' VBA Macro
' Macro recorded 1/3/2007 by Alex
'

'
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:= _
"TEXT;C:\Documents and Settings\Alex.IPC\Desktop\DLTest.txt",
Destination:= _
Range("A1"))
..Name = "DLTest"
..FieldNames = True
..RowNumbers = False
..FillAdjacentFormulas = False
..PreserveFormatting = True
..RefreshOnFileOpen = False
..RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells
..SavePassword = False
..SaveData = True
..AdjustColumnWidth = True
..RefreshPeriod = 0
..TextFilePromptOnRefresh = False
..TextFilePlatform = 437
..TextFileStartRow = 1
..TextFileParseType = xlFixedWidth
..TextFileTextQualifier = xlTextQualifierDoubleQuote
..TextFileConsecutiveDelimiter = False
..TextFileTabDelimiter = True
..TextFileSemicolonDelimiter = False
..TextFileCommaDelimiter = False
..TextFileSpaceDelimiter = False
..TextFileColumnDataTypes = Array(2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 5, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2,
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 5, 2, _
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 5, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2,
2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 5)
..TextFileFixedColumnWidths = Array(1, 10, 5, 12, 7, 8, 11, 30, 2, 5,
3, 2, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 12, 15, 8, 1, _
18, 1, 15, 3, 3, 10, 6, 12, 15, 12, 7, 2, 2, 8, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 2,
2, 1, 2, 10, 5, 1, 15, 4, 1, 6, 1, 9, 26, 6, 6)
..TextFileTrailingMinusNumbers = True
..Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
End With
ActiveWindow.SmallScroll Down:=-9
Range("A1").Select
Range("A1:AF69").Sort Key1:=Range("A1"), Order1:=xlAscending, Header:= _
xlGuess, OrderCustom:=1, MatchCase:=False,
Orientation:=xlTopToBottom, _
DataOption1:=xlSortNormal
Call VBAHeader


End Sub

If I had a column of text entries like 0025, 0035, 0124 that needed to be
converted to 2.5, 3.5, 12.4 I would
1) enter 10 into any blank cell\
2) copy this cell
3) select the column of interest
4) use Edit | Paste Special and specify Divide
5) delete the cell with 10
any help?
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"Alex" wrote in message
...
Does anyone know how to import and convert a signed over-punch text into
Excel? I received a text file and its format includes signed over-punch
chaharacters, e.g. 0025{ = 2.50, also how do I tell Excel about implied
decimal. It can be either part of a vba language or function link for
convertion, preferably both.

Thank you in advance.

Can it be nested inside a procedure or called? Where in a statement will
it
go? Can I create a function to call and where should I position it in my
module? Below is an example of a Macro used to import the overpunch:

Sub VBA()
'
' VBA Macro
' Macro recorded 1/3/2007 by Alex
'

'
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:= _
"TEXT;C:\Documents and Settings\Alex.IPC\Desktop\DLTest.txt",
Destination:= _
Range("A1"))
.Name = "DLTest"
.FieldNames = True
.RowNumbers = False
.FillAdjacentFormulas = False
.PreserveFormatting = True
.RefreshOnFileOpen = False
.RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells
.SavePassword = False
.SaveData = True
.AdjustColumnWidth = True
.RefreshPeriod = 0
.TextFilePromptOnRefresh = False
.TextFilePlatform = 437
.TextFileStartRow = 1
.TextFileParseType = xlFixedWidth
.TextFileTextQualifier = xlTextQualifierDoubleQuote
.TextFileConsecutiveDelimiter = False
.TextFileTabDelimiter = True
.TextFileSemicolonDelimiter = False
.TextFileCommaDelimiter = False
.TextFileSpaceDelimiter = False
.TextFileColumnDataTypes = Array(2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 5, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2,
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 5, 2, _
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 5, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2,
2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 5)
.TextFileFixedColumnWidths = Array(1, 10, 5, 12, 7, 8, 11, 30, 2, 5,
3, 2, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 12, 15, 8, 1, _
18, 1, 15, 3, 3, 10, 6, 12, 15, 12, 7, 2, 2, 8, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 2,
2, 1, 2, 10, 5, 1, 15, 4, 1, 6, 1, 9, 26, 6, 6)
.TextFileTrailingMinusNumbers = True
.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
End With
ActiveWindow.SmallScroll Down:=-9
Range("A1").Select
Range("A1:AF69").Sort Key1:=Range("A1"), Order1:=xlAscending, Header:= _
xlGuess, OrderCustom:=1, MatchCase:=False,
Orientation:=xlTopToBottom, _
DataOption1:=xlSortNormal
Call VBAHeader


End Sub