Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Calc method to change whole column cell content

Method 1 - Using Value()
Use value() function to convert a text string into a number or date.
Copy the result; paste special as number or date.
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Method 2 - Search & Replace
Select (highlight) a cell range then:
Using Search & Replace (Ctrl+H):
Search for = .*
Replace = &
Under Other Options:
Y = Current selection only
Y = Regular expressions
Click Replace All

For the csv file Open Calc then open the CSV file from Calc. You can set
you file associations on Windows, Linux, etc. so CSV files are always
opened by Calc.

On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 8:48 PM, Andreas Säger <villeroy@t-online.de> wrote:

> Am 08.04.2016 um 01:35 schrieb MR ZenWiz:
> > I recently began to use the spreadsheet downloads from one of my
> > credit unions as it is so far superior to the home-grown method I have
> > been using it's not even funny.
> >
> > (I know, way late... Cries of "luddite" in the background, etc.)
> >
> > However, in the .csv file they send, the dollar transactions are all
> > given as text entries with ($xxx.xx) for negative entries and $xxx.xx
> > for positive entries.  I don't see a way inside calc either to simply
> > convert that to a currency amount or to strip out the leading
> > apostrophe/quote mark that inhibits proper evaluation of the field.
>
> Language = English(USA)
> [X] Detect Special Numbers
>
>
>
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