Text to Columns Excel 2007

[tomjakpl]

Dear All,

I have a problem with Text to Columns in Excel 2007.
Could you please explain me, how does it work (I mean what's inside)?
The problem is:
Sometimes Vlookup function does not work but when I use TtC with the values defined as "Table Array" it starts to work!
My steps:
1) Highlight the column with values that need to be found in Table Array
2) Click TtC
3) Delimited - checked
4) Finish
So... What's the magic?

And the other issue with TtC:
When I record a macro (all steps above) and then try to run it I get a mess with commas and dots - It seems that it has problems with decimal and thousands separators but I do not know what's exactly an issue.
What's interesting there is no such a problem when I do it manually...

Looking forward to any help.

Best regards
Tomasz

 

[VoG]

It is probably converting numbers stored as text to numbers.

 

[tomjakpl]

Thanks, however just format changing is not enough. Is there any other way to convert text to numbers?

 

[VoG]

It does convert text numbers to numbers. Here is what the macro recorder gave me in Excel 2010.

Sub Macro2()
'
' Macro2 Macro
'

'
    Range("A1:A5").Select
    Selection.TextToColumns Destination:=Range("A1"), DataType:=xlDelimited, _
        TextQualifier:=xlDoubleQuote, ConsecutiveDelimiter:=False, Tab:=True, _
        Semicolon:=False, Comma:=False, Space:=False, Other:=False, FieldInfo _
        :=Array(1, 1), TrailingMinusNumbers:=True
End Sub

 

[tomjakpl]

I get the same. Problem is: when I run this code, it changes all commas (decimal sep) to dots (thousands sep).
There is no such a problem when do it manually.

 

[VoG]

Sorry, I can't test that or suggest a solution as I use dot as the decimal separator and comma as the thousands separator.

When I run the code it doesn't change the dots.

 

[tomjakpl]

Thank you.
After changing my regional settings in Windows Vista to USA (instead of Poland) it works fine.