[mso] Re: Excel & Access Text vs Numeric
- From: "Ray Blake" <ray@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 21:48:03 -0000
Glenda,
Is this query related to this one you posted last year? If so, I think
the answer's pretty much the same!
Ray
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Blake [mailto:ray@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 11 November 2003 21:46
To: 'mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [mso] Access Update Query & Trailing Zeros
Glenda,
I think the format you're after is "0.00" rather than "#.##". The '#'
placeholder will only give a character if there is significant data
there, whereas the zero will force a character to appear, even if it's a
zero.
The reason it may look right in Excel is if you have the filed formatted
as a number with 2 decimal places from the cell-format dialog.
Ray
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-----Original Message-----
From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Glenda Wells
Sent: 11 November 2003 20:42
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Access Update Query & Trailing Zeros
Hi All.
I import a table of two fields and about 25,000 records from Excel. The
field I'm having problems with is a numeric field formatted as #.##
The data should look like 0.21 or 1.00 or 0.40, which it does...in
Excel.
When I import this data into Access, the values of this particular field
lose the trailing zero. Instead of 1.00, I get 1. Instead of 0.40, I
get 0.4
If I import the data to a text only field, I still lose the trailing
zeros. Brilliant techie that I am, I ran an update query to change 0.4
to 0.40, 0.5 to 0.50, etc.
The update query ran fine with numerous records being updated. However,
when I view the data, I still only see 0.4 and 0.5 without trailing
zeros. I've tried formatting the text field but maybe I'm not doing it
right. I tried re-running the update query but the value is not
found...even though I see 0.4, the system tells me 0.4 does not exist. I
even copied the field value and pasted it to my update query field.
Murphy's not dead, just on an extended vacation in Central Florida.
HELLLPPPPP! /g
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