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Convert Text To Number (and date)

by Nou&Off
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ConvertTextToNumber replaces numbers and dates, formatted as text, with real numbers.
Choices can be made about marking of cells, including cells with non- default decimal separators, conversion of dates, and more.

As a result of the conversion, the text cells will become real numbers, and then will be counted in formulas Calc.
Calc does not use numbers formatted as text. Other spreadsheet programs may well do that in certain circumstances.
This extension adds the tool bar 'CT2N' to Calc only. The screen shot shows it all.

Available languages: Spanish, Swedish, Russian, French, English and Dutch. Translations for other languages would be gladly accepted.

Pls note: We get requests about all kind of clean-up actions, that can be necessary when copying data from a website. These are not the original problem that this extension addresses. However, since it would make a good extra functionality, we kindly thank for this input and plan the ideas for a future version.

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Operating System: System Independent
Official release: 1.3.2
Date: 2009-Feb-02
Size: 41.49 KB
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Provider: Nou&Off
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Comments

Sat, 06/14/2008 - 01:39 — sliderule

Version 1.0.1 -- Highlight Cells

I have just downloaded your extension Convert Text to Numbers Version 1.0.1 , and, find it very useful. I am using it with OpenOffice 2.4.0, and Windows.

Three comments, while using it in Calc:

  1. Highlight Cells, colors -- when not checked ( unchecked ) . . . it still highlights ( Background Color ) the cells that are changed, even when NOT checked
  2. Icon on Toolbar - with mouse over the Icon . . . in English Version it displays "Start" . . . perhaps it should display "Convert Text to Number" . . . or . . . something like that.
  3. Would it be possible, in a future release, to also convert either / both a Date and / or Time from text to a number / value? For example, '2008-06-14 to a date, OR, '15:03 to a time?

Great job, please keep up the good work.

Sliderule

Thu, 07/03/2008 - 21:40 — cornouws

1.0.1 -- Highlight Cells

Hi Sliderule,

Thanks for your comments.
Reg. 1: the cells are selected, not marked with a color.
But the selection can be made undone (for a next version).
Reg. 2: Good tip. Takes some effort for localization however. So might take a while.
Reg. 3: Have had a similar request. Is somehow related to current functionality, so I plan it for a next version.

Regards,
Cor

Thu, 02/21/2008 - 03:57 — sam5588

Text to Column & Column to text

Hi, this is a great extension for OO. But is there any extension can use for column to text?

Fri, 02/29/2008 - 07:10 — cornouws

column to text

Thanks for the compliment.
reg. your question: is it this one from OOoMacro's:
http://www.ooomacros.org/user.php#104183 ?

Pls note that OOo 2.4.0 (RC2 is on it's way) will hold that function.
See the draft info:
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/New_Features_2.4#Calc_2

Regards,
Cor

Thu, 02/14/2008 - 11:33 — andisl

Nothing happens

Hi!

I tried this extension on spreadsheet converted from Excel xls file with lot of this kind of numbers - '7,8. But nothing happened. Converter just select all content of the spreadsheet and prints message with empty list of edited cells. Ubuntu 7.10, openoffice.org 2.3.1. Am I doing something wrong?

Andis

Thu, 02/14/2008 - 16:31 — cornouws

Nothing happens

Thanks for your comment, Andis. Was bug that is fixed now in 0.9.2
Cor