Hi madawa,

On Saturday, 2009-12-19 11:00:05 +0530, madawa jeevananda wrote:

> Now, this is done and I need to convert those cells to number cells.
> It is possible to convert a number which is formated as text using
> parsing methods. When it is parsed to double it works well, as it
> behave as a number (It can be subjected to any mathematical function).
> But the problem is the type of  the cell does not change accordingly.
> It remains as text.
> 
> I need to change the type of those cells from text to number.

Converting text to numbers automatically may be error prone as it
depends on locale dependent separators and/or date order conventions
used in the text. Take a look at the Convert Text To Number extension,
http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/CT2N

  Eike

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