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Problem with query - import from web
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I am trying to import a table from a web-page where some of the values are written for example as 7 -35. Using Data/get external data/new query. I am making a querry for importing the table into excel. Then the 7 - 35 value in transformed into the number12966. I understand this have to do with the way excel is reading dates. But 7 - 35 in the table is not meant to be a date, but showing two different numbers (7 and 35). I therefore have tryed to go to format, numbers and set different formats to the cell to make it show exactly the number om the webpage (7 - 35). The closest i was to make it work is to set the format defined to d-m (In format/cells/self defined). Then the cell is showing 1-7. This is not correct eigther, but in other cells this give the equal number as in the web table. The most cells is correct but som are not. --- Now i also have tryed to format the cell as text, but that did not work. Is here someone with the same problem?. Thanks if someone can give me a little advice. Kjell |
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Problem with query - import from web
Hello .
Yes, i did try to format as text before importing. But the result is the same. I am using excel 2000 frof. "Don Guillett" wrote in message ... Did you try to format as text BEFORE importing? -- Don Guillett SalesAid Software "Kjell Nygaard" wrote in message ... Hello . I am trying to import a table from a web-page where some of the values are written for example as 7 -35. Using Data/get external data/new query. I am making a querry for importing the table into excel. Then the 7 - 35 value in transformed into the number12966. I understand this have to do with the way excel is reading dates. But 7 - 35 in the table is not meant to be a date, but showing two different numbers (7 and 35). I therefore have tryed to go to format, numbers and set different formats to the cell to make it show exactly the number om the webpage (7 - 35). The closest i was to make it work is to set the format defined to d-m (In format/cells/self defined). Then the cell is showing 1-7. This is not correct eigther, but in other cells this give the equal number as in the web table. The most cells is correct but som are not. --- Now i also have tryed to format the cell as text, but that did not work. Is here someone with the same problem?. Thanks if someone can give me a little advice. Kjell |
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