Interesting function.  I hadn't explored it. I just tried it on a
date, a literal string and a number, and got the "right" value for
them all.

Maybe it of use to Djoko.

Regards, John

On 8/19/05, David Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Perhaps the VALUE function is something that may be of use to you.
> 
> It returns the numerical value of a string
> 
> On 8/19/05, john geldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I am just another user (not a guru). YMMV.
> >
> > If you have have used the ' literal marker character to make an entry
> > a string, I think you will have to remove it.
> >
> > If the entries are just numbers, but the cells have been formatted as
> > text then selecting the cells and changing the format should work.
> >
> > OpenOffice doesn't have the paste "value" command that takes a
> > formulas value and pastes it, but the paste "number" appears to do the
> > same. Notet that this paste function won't remove the ' or literal
> > marker.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > John
> >
> > On 8/18/05, Djoko Harijanto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Dear Support,
> > >
> > > I have a calc document that have text content, let say '123 and would like
> > to convert it to numeric content 123 . I tried to use copy and paste special
> > function as it worked before in Microsoft Xl, but it didnt work in OO,
> > appreciate your help .TXl
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