Convert Gig to Meg

[John Schneider]

I'm playing around with the CONVERT function, trying to get it to convert a
number from gigabytes to megabytes. It would appear, from the help file,
that the function should work like this:
=CONVERT(A1,"G","M")
The value in A1, for this test, is 10. I get the error "#N/A" in the cell
with the formula. Clicking on the error, then the information incon, the
error at the top of the list is "Value Not Available Error", which would seem
to indicate that the "G" and/or "M" from/to units are not available.

I'm on Excel 2003 SP1 and have installed the Analysis ToolPak and even the
Analysis TookPak - VBA add-ins. Should these conversion values work?

Thanks

 

[Biff]

Hi!

Not sure how to do it using Convert.......I think Convert is referring to a
base 10 system where:

giga = 10^9 = 1,000,000,000
mega = 10^6 = 1,000,000

Using a base 2 system:

A1 = 10

=A1*(2^30)/2^20 = 10,240 mb

gb = 2^30 = 1,073,741,824 bytes
mb = 2^20 = 1,048,576 bytes
kb = 2^10 = 1,024 bytes

Biff

 

[Bernard Liengme]

Why make if complicated:
A1 = 10 (Gb)
A2 =A1*2^10 (=10240 Mb)
Merry Christmas (the turkey smells great!)

 

[Biff]

Why make if complicated:

It's a bad habit of mine! <g>

Biff

 

[John Schneider]

Thanks Biff and Bernard. I don't have a problem doing the conversions the
long way, I was just wondering why the function does not work as advertised
in help.

John

 

[Peo Sjoblom]

I don't think it's supposed to work that way. Note that the help file say
prefixes (as opposed to units) so it can be used to convert for instance a
meter to a mega meter, if you put

1000000 in A1 and use

=CONVERT(A1,"m","Mm")

it will return 1





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Peo Sjoblom

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[John Schneider]

Thank yolu Peo! Now I understand.

I don't think it's supposed to work that way. Note that the help file say
prefixes (as opposed to units) so it can be used to convert for instance a
meter to a mega meter, if you put

1000000 in A1 and use

=CONVERT(A1,"m","Mm")

it will return 1





--
Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

(No private emails please)