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Formatting Numbers with leading Zero to Text

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Kevin asked on 26 Nov 2015, 03:08 PM

taking data from a db into the spreadsheet, and I have a column that is numbers, but they start with a zero (0123456789)

When the data goes in it is ok, but any edits to the cells that also contain a zero ie 01234, will turn into 1234.

How can I stop this from happening, as I require the leading zero to be there.

I would think this would also apply to any new lines been added, I would need this been stopped also.

 

Many thanks

 

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Nikolay Demirev
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answered on 30 Nov 2015, 09:30 AM
Hi Kevin,

You could set the number format for the cells or rows or columns you use to text. This can be achieved using the following code:
this.radSpreadsheet.ActiveWorksheet.Columns[0, 1].SetFormat(new CellValueFormat("@"));

Or some other number format that suits your needs here you can find more information on how to construct the format strings.

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