If I use a single quote as leading character, then thta single quote would appear in excel sheet right? At what point should I remove the quote? Can anything be done on database side. I mean can the query be formatted in any way?
On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Brian Cain <[email protected]> wrote: > > You could also try using a single quote as your leading character. This is > how would would enter it in excel without changing the column formatting. > > BC > > On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Brook Davies <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > This is an excel issue, not a CF issue. If you set the data type of the > > column to text it does not happen.. > > > > > > > http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=vpO&rls=org.mozilla%3A > > > > > en-GB%3Aofficial&biw=1920&bih=1084&q=excel+truncates+leading+zero&btnG=Searc > > > > > h&oq=excel+truncates+leading+zero&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=0l0l0l18408l > > 0l0l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0 > > > > Brook > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: fun and learning [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: August-16-11 10:35 AM > > To: cf-talk > > Subject: coldfusion spreadsheet leading zeroes issue > > > > > > Hi All - > > > > I am facing an issue with coldfusion9 spreadsheet functions. It cuts of > > leading zeroes. This is what I am trying. I am getting array of data and > > using spreadsheetaddrows. When I am constructing an array, am using > quotes > > so as to preserve the zeroes but with no effect. Adding some characters > > like > > "~" helps. But when I am adding space, coldfusion is not preserving the > > spaces. Is there a better way to handle this issue? > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:346797 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
