Thanks John Yes you are right I needed to convert to TEXT =CONCATENATE(C1;TEXT(B1;0))
Andrew Stirling 01250 874580 http://www.calcpay.co.uk HMRC Accredited UK payroll program John Weller wrote: > I've not tried it but I think you will need to convert the numbers to text > using the TEXT() function then trim them using TRIM() before CONCATENATE(). > > John Weller > 01380 723235 > 07976 393631 > >>> I have a column of numbers that I need to prefix with a letter 'A' >>> >>> Colb Colc Cold >>> 1234 A A1234 >>> 16234 A A16234 >>> 5234 A A5234 >>> >>> Has to be done in the spreadsheet. >> I had #s in A, letters in B, result in C with this formula >> (for row 1): >> =CONCATENATE(A1;B1) > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
