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how to convert excel number value to string in axapta

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i have created an upload facility in axapta 3.0 where user can upload there transaction from excel to axapta. the problem arises when some column contains number value and my field in axapta is string so that i used the below code:

 

 RCell = Cells.Item(ExcelRowNo, 11);
        accNo  = RCell.value().bStr();

but not getting the value if number but it returns the value text or i change the excel column format to text

 

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    You could try using any2str(the_cell_value_unassigned_to_Axapta_type)

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    i tried using strfmt and aslo any2str but the value iam getting is "100023.0000 VT_BSTR" were in my excel cell value is 100023 and i want only this value i dont know why is it formatting in VT_BSTR

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    When you’re importing data from Excel, you need to check what the variant type for Excel cell is, and do the appropriate conversion. This way you can avoid problems with different cell formatting, e.g. if some cells are strings (BSTR), while other were formatted as some of the number types. You can use the code below, it checks the variant type (using the variantType() method for a given cell), and then depending on variant type do the appropriate conversion to get the account number as string value:

    switch(RCell.value().variantType())
    {
        case COMVariantType::VT_BSTR:
            accNo = strFmt("%1", RCell.value().bStr());
            break;
        case COMVariantType::VT_DECIMAL, COMVariantType::VT_R4, COMVariantType::VT_R8:
            accNo = strFmt("%1", any2int(RCell.value().double()));
            break;
        case COMVariantType::VT_I1, COMVariantType::VT_I2, COMVariantType::VT_I4:
            accNo = strFmt("%1", RCell.value().int());
            break;
        case COMVariantType::VT_UI1, COMVariantType::VT_UI2, COMVariantType::VT_UI4:
            accNo = strFmt("%1", RCell.value().uLong());
            break;
         case COMVariantType::VT_EMPTY:
            accNo = '';
            break;
        default:
            throw error(strfmt('Unhandled variant type (%1).', RCell.value().variantType()));
    }

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    Mel Cabillada III 425 on at

    Yes the solution posted by jovan worked for me.  Thanks.

  • Barney LEE Profile Picture
    Barney LEE 60 on at

    Yes, these codes also works for my application. Exporting and converting excel number value to string in axapta is a little difficult for me who is a newbie for document programming. thanks!

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