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bwhitlocksaxco
8 years agoFrequent Visitor
Formula for Number to Text
Trying to create a new column that is a concatenation of a number(a.value) and text(UOM). Im pulling from a sql db on this. A problem Im having is my number is stored as a number. I tried to use conv...
- 8 years ago
Try wrapping an INT around the a.value
New Column = INT( table[number col] ) & " - " & table[UOM]
- 8 years ago
It does create an integer, but that is just to strip the decimals. The & operator then implicitly converts the integer to text by concatenating it to a text value.
Phil_Seamark
8 years agoMicrosoft Employee
Try wrapping an INT around the a.value
New Column = INT( table[number col] ) & " - " & table[UOM]
bwhitlocksaxco
8 years agoFrequent Visitor
Doesnt this create an integer? I want the number col as text
- Phil_Seamark8 years agoMicrosoft Employee
It does create an integer, but that is just to strip the decimals. The & operator then implicitly converts the integer to text by concatenating it to a text value.