VBA: Add formula to a cell's string using VBA

Lefemmenikita

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Office Version
  1. 2013
Platform
  1. Windows
HI

I am exporting a 6 digit number from a system into Excel. When this is pasted into excel, this is reformatted as a number instead of being left as a text value.

Column A with the code shows what the reformatted number looks like. Column B shows what I want it to look like.

Book1
AB
1CodeOutput Wanted
26571006571
3909856909856
42210002210
598521098521
Sheet1
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B2:B5B2=REPT(0,6-LEN(A2))&A2



This is ok when the range of the reformatted cells remains the same and/or I am able to use a helper column like column B to insert a formula.

However, the reformatted numbers are not always in the same place and I am not always able to insert another column to insert a formula.

What I was wanting was a macro which allows me to reformat only the selected active cells.

e.g. If I select cell A4, I want VBA to insert a formula similar to =REPT(0,6-LEN(activecell.value))&Activecell.value

I have seen this done with 'round' formulas though I don't know how to adapt this to my current requirements.

Thanks
 

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