Replacing characters
 

I have a sheet with old phone numbers on it. The numbers all have a leading
3 (ie 3476) which I want to replace with a 0 (ie 0476). Of course if I do a
regular find and replace it will replace all 3's within the numbers not just
the leading one. Can someone out there tell me what the best way to achieve
this is.

Thanks

Graeme

Hi Graeme

You say ALL numbers start with 3 and you want ALL numbers to start with 0
instead.
If this is true, and the numbers are in column A then in B1 enter
="0"&MID(A1,2,20) - assuming 20 covers the longest number you have
Copy down column B or double click the fill handle at the bottom right of
the cell.
Copy the whole of column B
Paste Special=Values

I would not Paste over the exisiting data immediately - just in case!!!!

--
Regards
Roger Govier
"OhhAhh" wrote in message
...
I have a sheet with old phone numbers on it. The numbers all have a
leading
3 (ie 3476) which I want to replace with a 0 (ie 0476). Of course if I do
a
regular find and replace it will replace all 3's within the numbers not
just
the leading one. Can someone out there tell me what the best way to
achieve
this is.

Thanks

Graeme

suppose your first tel no. is in B4 use this formula in C4
=IF(LEFT(B4,1)="3","0"&RIGHT(B4,3),B4)
copy this fomula down
replaced number will be in text format and others in number format in C
you can format all C as text if required

OhhAhh wrote in message
...
I have a sheet with old phone numbers on it. The numbers all have a
leading
3 (ie 3476) which I want to replace with a 0 (ie 0476). Of course if I do
a
regular find and replace it will replace all 3's within the numbers not
just
the leading one. Can someone out there tell me what the best way to
achieve
this is.

Thanks

Graeme

=SUBSTITUTE(A1,"3","0",1)

OhhAhh wrote:
I have a sheet with old phone numbers on it. The numbers all have a leading
3 (ie 3476) which I want to replace with a 0 (ie 0476). Of course if I do a
regular find and replace it will replace all 3's within the numbers not just
the leading one. Can someone out there tell me what the best way to achieve
this is.

Thanks

Graeme

I wonder whether it will change 2432 as 2402

Aladin Akyurek wrote in message
...
=SUBSTITUTE(A1,"3","0",1)

OhhAhh wrote:
I have a sheet with old phone numbers on it. The numbers all have a
leading
3 (ie 3476) which I want to replace with a 0 (ie 0476). Of course if I
do a
regular find and replace it will replace all 3's within the numbers not
just
the leading one. Can someone out there tell me what the best way to
achieve
this is.

Thanks

Graeme

Thanks for the info.

"Roger Govier" wrote:

Hi Graeme

You say ALL numbers start with 3 and you want ALL numbers to start with 0
instead.
If this is true, and the numbers are in column A then in B1 enter
="0"&MID(A1,2,20) - assuming 20 covers the longest number you have
Copy down column B or double click the fill handle at the bottom right of
the cell.
Copy the whole of column B
Paste Special=Values

I would not Paste over the exisiting data immediately - just in case!!!!

--
Regards
Roger Govier
"OhhAhh" wrote in message
...
I have a sheet with old phone numbers on it. The numbers all have a
leading
3 (ie 3476) which I want to replace with a 0 (ie 0476). Of course if I do
a
regular find and replace it will replace all 3's within the numbers not
just
the leading one. Can someone out there tell me what the best way to
achieve
this is.

Thanks

Graeme

Thanks for the info.

"R.VENKATARAMAN" wrote:

suppose your first tel no. is in B4 use this formula in C4
=IF(LEFT(B4,1)="3","0"&RIGHT(B4,3),B4)
copy this fomula down
replaced number will be in text format and others in number format in C
you can format all C as text if required

OhhAhh wrote in message
...
I have a sheet with old phone numbers on it. The numbers all have a
leading
3 (ie 3476) which I want to replace with a 0 (ie 0476). Of course if I do
a
regular find and replace it will replace all 3's within the numbers not
just
the leading one. Can someone out there tell me what the best way to
achieve
this is.

Thanks

Graeme

Thanks mate. I tried this and it worked.

"Aladin Akyurek" wrote:

=SUBSTITUTE(A1,"3","0",1)

OhhAhh wrote:
I have a sheet with old phone numbers on it. The numbers all have a leading
3 (ie 3476) which I want to replace with a 0 (ie 0476). Of course if I do a
regular find and replace it will replace all 3's within the numbers not just
the leading one. Can someone out there tell me what the best way to achieve
this is.

Thanks

Graeme

It will, which is where it fails.

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HTH

RP
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"R.VENKATARAMAN" wrote in message
...
I wonder whether it will change 2432 as 2402

Aladin Akyurek wrote in message
...
=SUBSTITUTE(A1,"3","0",1)

OhhAhh wrote:
I have a sheet with old phone numbers on it. The numbers all have a
leading
3 (ie 3476) which I want to replace with a 0 (ie 0476). Of course if
I
do a
regular find and replace it will replace all 3's within the numbers
not
just
the leading one. Can someone out there tell me what the best way to
achieve
this is.

Thanks

Graeme

But it ONLY works if the first digit is 3. If it isn't, and 3 occurs later in
the number, it will fail. Another approach if the data is numeric:

=IF(A12999,A1-3000,A1)


On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 06:19:05 -0800, OhhAhh
wrote:

Thanks mate. I tried this and it worked.

"Aladin Akyurek" wrote:

=SUBSTITUTE(A1,"3","0",1)

OhhAhh wrote:
I have a sheet with old phone numbers on it. The numbers all have a
leading
3 (ie 3476) which I want to replace with a 0 (ie 0476). Of course if I
do a
regular find and replace it will replace all 3's within the numbers not
just
the leading one. Can someone out there tell me what the best way to
achieve
this is.

Thanks

Graeme

As noted, that was a wrong proposal. Here another, purported to be
correct...

=SUBSTITUTE(LEFT(A1),"3",0)&REPLACE(A1,1,1,"")

OhhAhh wrote:
Thanks mate. I tried this and it worked.

"Aladin Akyurek" wrote:


=SUBSTITUTE(A1,"3","0",1)

OhhAhh wrote:

I have a sheet with old phone numbers on it. The numbers all have a leading
3 (ie 3476) which I want to replace with a 0 (ie 0476). Of course if I do a
regular find and replace it will replace all 3's within the numbers not just
the leading one. Can someone out there tell me what the best way to achieve
this is.

Thanks

Graeme