limiting characters in a cell by formula

Hi,

I am trying to import some information into another software system from
excel, unfortunatley in one particular field there is a limit to the amount
of characters that can be entered, so when I try to import the file it's
rejected.

Is there a way I can limit the amount of characters in excel, for example
the original cell might say "this can't be right" but I need a formula to
limit the amount of characters to say 10 to bring it down to "this can't".

does anyone know of a way to do this, I have a feeling there is a way via
macros or VBA but I am not to flash at these.

Cheers

Campbell

Campbell wrote:
> Hi,
> Is there a way I can limit the amount of characters in excel, for example
> the original cell might say "this can't be right" but I need a formula to
> limit the amount of characters to say 10 to bring it down to "this can't".

> Cheers
>
> Campbell

Hi Campbell

The formula you want is:

=LEFT(A1,10)

The vba you might want is:

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
If Target.Column <> 1 Then Exit Sub
Target = Left(Target, 10)
End Sub

The macro checks the column to limit, in this case column A; amend it
as necessary.

Regards

Steve

Campbell wrote:
> Hi,
> Is there a way I can limit the amount of characters in excel, for example
> the original cell might say "this can't be right" but I need a formula to
> limit the amount of characters to say 10 to bring it down to "this can't".

> Cheers
>
> Campbell

Hi Campbell

The formula you want is:

=LEFT(A1,10)

The vba you might want is:

Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
If Target.Column <> 1 Then Exit Sub
Target = Left(Target, 10)
End Sub

The macro checks the column to limit, in this case column A; amend it
as necessary.

Regards

Steve