Function =Trim()
I've been using Trim to delete extra spaces from fields that contain imported
data. Today I tried to use it on data that I'd copied from a webpage and inserted into a spreadsheet, but it wouldn't take off the blanks after the numbers. Am I mis-using the function? These were numbers that I'd copied as a bulk which 'self-segregated' into individual cells. I then re-copied them changing from colums to rows using Paste-Special. Then I tried to use Trim, but it had no effect. I needed to remove the spaces so that I could divide the numbers by 100. |
Function =Trim()
copied from a webpage
More than likely, these are not standard char 32 space characters but are html non-breaking space characters, char 160. TRIM/CLEAN will not remove them. Instead of using a formula on every cell I recommend you try this macro and do it in bulk. I copy/paste stuff from the web every day and have to deal with this. There is a macro at this link that will remove these char 160 space characters: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/join.htm#trimall -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Dowitch" wrote in message ... I've been using Trim to delete extra spaces from fields that contain imported data. Today I tried to use it on data that I'd copied from a webpage and inserted into a spreadsheet, but it wouldn't take off the blanks after the numbers. Am I mis-using the function? These were numbers that I'd copied as a bulk which 'self-segregated' into individual cells. I then re-copied them changing from colums to rows using Paste-Special. Then I tried to use Trim, but it had no effect. I needed to remove the spaces so that I could divide the numbers by 100. |
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