Entering a 30 digit number

J

Jay

I want to insert a 30 digit number in a cell. When i
insert the number excel rounds it off. Is there any way i
can display the 30 digit number without it being rounded
off?
For Eg. if i enter 123456789123456789123456789 in a cell
Excel rounds it off to 1.23456789123456E+26.

Which property will I have to set if i am using an excel
object in my VB code??
 
K

Ken Wright

You need to either format the cell as text, or prefix it with an apostrophe, as Excel will only
recognise 15 significant digits on a number. Converting it to text will increase that to the
relevant string limits.
 
T

Tom Ogilvy

ActiveCell.NumberFormat = "@"
activecell.Value = "123456789123456789123456789"

or

ActiveCell.NumberFormat = "@"
varr = cdec("123456789123456789123456789")
activecell.Value = cStr(varr)
 

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