Thank you all.it works like a charm!! On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 7:28 AM, Rakesh Joshi <rakesh.ri...@gmail.com>wrote:
> instead of using below formula you can use. > this formula it will work in any cell and for any value. > *=REPT(0,LEN(B4)+(2)-LEN(B4))&B4 > > * > On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Venkatesan c <venkat1....@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hi Skanda, >> >> Please use Below formula for our query. >> =REPT(0,(9-LEN(B4)))&B4 >> >> *Best Regards,* >> *Venkat* >> >> On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 3:46 AM, Skanda <skanda.pokkun...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> How to add zeros in front of a value with varying lengths so that the >>> length of the column is 9? >>> for instance a column policy id has values with varying lengths as >>> follows: >>> >>> Policyid: >>> 745689 >>> 2346789 >>> >>> >>> so i need to transform the above policyid to: >>> 000745689 >>> 002346789 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Some important links for excel users: >>> 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : >>> http://twitter.com/exceldailytip >>> 2. Join our LinkedIN group @ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 >>> 3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com >>> 4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com >>> 5. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com >>> >>> To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com >>> >>> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> >>> Like our page on facebook , Just follow below link >>> http://www.facebook.com/discussexcel >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> *Best Regards,* >> *Venkat* >> >> >> -- >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Some important links for excel users: >> 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : >> http://twitter.com/exceldailytip >> 2. Join our LinkedIN group @ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 >> 3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com >> 4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com >> 5. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com >> >> To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com >> >> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> >> Like our page on facebook , Just follow below link >> http://www.facebook.com/discussexcel >> > > > > -- > Rakesh Joshi > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some important links for excel users: 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : http://twitter.com/exceldailytip 2. Join our LinkedIN group @ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com 4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com 5. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Like our page on facebook , Just follow below link http://www.facebook.com/discussexcel
