Hi Wes, Try formatting your data as text, then use the following data validation:
=AND(LEN(A1)=7,ISERROR(VALUE(A1))=FALSE) Regards - Dave. > Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 18:11:25 -0700 > Subject: $$Excel-Macros$$ Data Validation to only allow 7 digit numbers in a > entire column > From: wesley.d.gi...@gmail.com > To: excel-macros@googlegroups.com > > > I've been trying to get some cell validation on all cells within > column A without any luck. What I want is column A to only accept 7 > digit numbers but can't seem to get it working right. All values > would have to be 7 in length. All of those 7 digits in a single cell > must be all numbers. A cell could have a value of 0000007, because it > is 7 digits and it is 7 in length. > > The closest I can get this to working is by formatting the cells to a > custom format with a value of 0000000. And putting a data validation > in place on these cells that has a formula of: > > =LEN($A$1:$A$65000)=7 > > > but this formula has problems cause it doesn't seem to think a cell > value of 0000003 is length 7, guess it thinks it's a length of 1 > because it's converting to number and losing the preceding zeros... > > I would greatly appreciate any help or direction, Thanks in advance > for any help you can provide. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Looking for a place to rent, share or buy this winter? Find your next place with Ninemsn property http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fninemsn%2Edomain%2Ecom%2Eau%2F%3Fs%5Fcid%3DFDMedia%3ANineMSN%5FHotmail%5FTagline&_t=774152450&_r=Domain_tagline&_m=EXT --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some important links for excel users: 1. Excel and VBA Tutorials(Video and Text), Free add-ins downloads at http://www.excelitems.com 2. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com 3. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.vbamacros.blogspot.com 4. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com If you find any spam message in the group, please send an email to: Ayush Jain @ jainayus...@gmail.com or Ashish Jain @ 26may.1...@gmail.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> HELP US GROW !! We reach over 5,200 subscribers worldwide and receive many nice notes about the learning and support from the group. Our goal is to have 10,000 subscribers by the end of 2009. Let friends and co-workers know they can subscribe to group at http://groups.google.com/group/excel-macros/subscribe -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
