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Default Can I change the 15-digit limit in Excel for numbers ?

I work with numbers containing more than 15 digits, when I import it from a
text file Excel rounds the last three digits to zero and I lose my number
(which I need to find it back in a database), how can I modify this ?
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On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 00:45:02 -0800, "Johan"
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I work with numbers containing more than 15 digits, when I import it from a
text file Excel rounds the last three digits to zero and I lose my number
(which I need to find it back in a database), how can I modify this ?


AFAIK, the only way is to import the numbers as TEXT.

If you need to use these values in calculations, then Excel is probably not the
best program to use.


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Bernard Liengme
 
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Are they really numbers? Do you do math on them?
If not, then format them as text
If yes, try the XNUMBER add-on (locate with Google)

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I work with numbers containing more than 15 digits, when I import it from a
text file Excel rounds the last three digits to zero and I lose my number
(which I need to find it back in a database), how can I modify this ?



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