I want to format a cell so it changes from
Ex.:
Input "xy32456"
Output "XY 32 456"
Its a license plate register and I would like it automatically to make spaces between the 2 first letters and again after the following 2 numbers. The code I found searching google was
"LL 00 000"
but that doesnt change anything.
I am not sure if its possible but if anybody has an idea of how to solve it, I would apreciate it mostly.
I have a list of vehicle number plates (or License plates for some of you) that have been recorded on a video camera and then converted to a text file using recognition software.
Unfortunately the records are far from 100% accurate so any data manipulation (travel times between points etc) becomes a bit dodgy and clumbsy to allow for this. I want to keep all of the data entries but need to identify each vehicle with a little more accuracy. I'm not worried about whether the plate number recorded is correct, only that it is the same for each instance that a particular vehicle is recorded.
The data comes in looking roughly like this:
ABC123
DEF456
AC13
A123
DE56
DEF56
I would like it to look like this:
ABC123
DEF456
ABC123
ABC123
DEF456
DEF456
Or even this:
AB123
DF45
AB123
AB123
DF45
DF45
It doesn't matter which of the above or any other compination as long as there are at least 4 characters.
The surveys are taken over up to a week so there are generally about 5000 records for each time slot that need to be processed.
I have tried to modify the Fuzzy matching functions with no success.
I'm looking for a function which will check if the cell value is a valid UK registration number plate format.
True if it is, False if it isn't.
I've tried myself and had a look around but am unable to find a solution to my problem.
If also possible, if false, to make to necessary amendments to make it a valid format...ie If some lower case values, make them upper case, if there is a space entered, remove it, if a O is entered instead of a 0, correct it and show the corrected value when the function is run. For all that it can't do that with, then leave as False.
I understand the second part may not be possible, just identifying whether or not the value is a valid format. I have something similar which does this for UK postcodes, but am hitting a brick wall trying to do the same for UK registration number plates.
I've written/am writing some software that I would like to sell. I would like to both have trial versions, and also license the full versions. Before anyone says, I know that VBA is easy to crack. I'm happy just to block most people, and remind the honest ones that their license is about to expire. It will also allow me to have potential users download trial software from my website. I have found a few peices of software that do this, but they all require some file to be copied to the users machine. I'm trying to avoid this, as the environments that my software will be used in usually have the C drive locked down. I don't mind if there is an extra file that has to reside in the same directory as the Excel spreadsheet, but that is all I can allow.
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This only happens with this one file - everything else behaves according to my regional settings or to how the file had been previously formatted.
In order to export an excel table into another program I first need to save the excel file as .txt. The .txt file can then be imported by the other program.
First I however need to make excel understand that the value should be a text and not a value. I therefore format the number as text (0000150235) by adding "0000150235". After saving the file as .txt the format changes from "0000150235" to """0000150235""". I do however need the format in the .txt file to be "0000150235". Can anyone tell me how I can save "0000150235" as .txt and get the value "0000150235" in the .txt file.
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474556788 to 047-455678-8
Tks Auto Merged Post;474556788 to 047-455678-8 (This is the wanted format)
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i am looking for excel custom number format for 0 (zero) number that make center alignment..
for example ;
sample (when type 0 (zero) number)
after custom number format
- (right alignment)
- (center alignment)
how make center alignment with custom number format for 0 (zero) number..
I received a request from a coworker regarding custom formatting some numbers in his spreadsheet. Those numbers are serial numbers of 20 characters long. Sometimes in my files I use this custom number formatting ###0 and its enough for the data I handle. But when I tried to use it in his spreadsheet, the following shows:
8456891070060510000
The cell must look like this: 08456891070060510302
The reason to have it like this is due to a Delivery Program requirement to deliver Set-top Units for repair. The Delivery Program do not recognize other format than the above. My coworker takes the data from a spreadsheet, and the spreadsheet needs a custom number format to display the correct number.
find a custom number format to be able to display as my coworker need it??
Text to Number or General.xlsx
The included, small database is formatted as text. It is a text feed from an outside source. I simply want to format the cells into either numbers or general format but not text... seems simple, and it should be, but the only way I can get this done is to go to each cell and access the formula bar and re-enter the number by pressing Enter.
I used to get data from a database (CorVu & MIMS) in this format "0122458/001". Due to changes in those Databases I now get the data as 2 columns " 0122458" and "1" .What I need to do is somehow get this back to the old format including the leading zeros.
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e.g
A B Result Req
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Ability to see boss within 48 hours () 0.889 0.889
I need an excel file to do this:
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492
500
773
738
572
492 When I repeat this number I need that the first (492) be formatted with a color and continuous like this
200
572 format the first 572
492 format the next 492 but the actual number stays without formatting!
I cannot figure this out, but does anyone know the custom format code to do a number into 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.
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e.g AB123456C.
I'm looking to see is if there is a way to modify this code to format a phone number as (999) 999-9999. Right now it formats phone numbers as 999-999-9999.
VB:
Sub FormatPhoneNumber()
'Purpose: Formats a telephone number as 999-999-9999.
'In cases where more than one phone number is enter in
[Code].....
If I have the following info:
A1 = 5
A2 = -4
A3 = 0
How can I use Format Cells > Custom to have them display as:
A1 = 5 up
A2 = 4 dn
A3 = Level
I've been trying and trying but keep getting a message that I should use one of Excel's pre-defined formats.
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Example:
-current = 07/01/08
-new format = 20080701 (cell still reads 07/01/08)
-would like the cell to read 20080701
My main goal is to bring this into Access and use this dataset with another data set, which uses the YYYYMMDD format.
I have several phone numbers that I copy and paste from the web:
I.E:
(888) 456-7890
(333) 234-5678
I need to switch all of them to just standard numbers: They should look like this:
8884567890
3332345678
I go to "format" - "cells" - "numbers" but nothing works. I wonder if any formula can do it. It should work for ALL THE LIST, I want something else than change them one by one by hand.
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Private Sub TextBox1_Change()
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Looking for a custom number format which will show numbers as follows:
0 = -
1234.89 = 1,235
-1234.43 = (1,234)