From: Derek M on
Hi all again

I need the address to be 18 characters long i.e. if the address is over 18
characters then chop it, if its under, then add spaces

Is this possible?

Thanks as always

Derek
From: Brad on
=left(a1&rept(" ",18),18)

This will add spaced at the end

if you want spaces in front
=right(rept(" ",18)&a1,18)

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"Derek M" wrote:

> Hi all again
>
> I need the address to be 18 characters long i.e. if the address is over 18
> characters then chop it, if its under, then add spaces
>
> Is this possible?
>
> Thanks as always
>
> Derek
From: Steve Dunn on
that second formula would result in the last 18 characters of the address if
A1 was already longer than that.

=left(rept(" ",max(0,18-len(a1)))&a1,18)



"Brad" <Brad(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> =left(a1&rept(" ",18),18)
>
> This will add spaced at the end
>
> if you want spaces in front
> =right(rept(" ",18)&a1,18)
>
> --
> Wag more, bark less
>
>
> "Derek M" wrote:
>
>> Hi all again
>>
>> I need the address to be 18 characters long i.e. if the address is over
>> 18
>> characters then chop it, if its under, then add spaces
>>
>> Is this possible?
>>
>> Thanks as always
>>
>> Derek

From: Derek M on
Fantastic, thanks guys

"Steve Dunn" wrote:

> that second formula would result in the last 18 characters of the address if
> A1 was already longer than that.
>
> =left(rept(" ",max(0,18-len(a1)))&a1,18)
>
>
>
> "Brad" <Brad(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:764D703C-72F1-42F7-A613-09947C52E2E5(a)microsoft.com...
> > =left(a1&rept(" ",18),18)
> >
> > This will add spaced at the end
> >
> > if you want spaces in front
> > =right(rept(" ",18)&a1,18)
> >
> > --
> > Wag more, bark less
> >
> >
> > "Derek M" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all again
> >>
> >> I need the address to be 18 characters long i.e. if the address is over
> >> 18
> >> characters then chop it, if its under, then add spaces
> >>
> >> Is this possible?
> >>
> >> Thanks as always
> >>
> >> Derek
>