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Convert text to number
What is the proper syntax to convert a text into a number format? I need to convert some import data(xls) that for some reason is coming accross as text instead of a number. It is formatted in x...
Couple different methods, you can choose number or currency from the Modeling tab in the Data Type section and it will generally convert it just fine. There is also the VALUE function:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee634584.aspx
do you have a solution now? I need help about that too. I have a column where in it consist of letters and numbers. How can I convert the string to numbers? I need to sum up the numbers. Please help