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Does anyone know how I can convert a 13 digit ID number to a 9 digit ID
number by dropping the 4 zeroes off the end?

Example:
1234567890000 to look like 123456789

Thanks in advance for your time and help!
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=--LEFT(A1,9)

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"Buckeyes08" wrote:

Does anyone know how I can convert a 13 digit ID number to a 9 digit ID
number by dropping the 4 zeroes off the end?

Example:
1234567890000 to look like 123456789

Thanks in advance for your time and help!

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another solution - assuming the 13 ID number is truly a number.....
=int(a1/10000)
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"Buckeyes08" wrote:

Does anyone know how I can convert a 13 digit ID number to a 9 digit ID
number by dropping the 4 zeroes off the end?

Example:
1234567890000 to look like 123456789

Thanks in advance for your time and help!

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