PHPFixing
  • Privacy Policy
  • TOS
  • Ask Question
  • Contact Us
  • Home
  • PHP
  • Programming
  • SQL Injection
  • Web3.0

Sunday, August 28, 2022

[FIXED] how to write to csv with a leading zero?

 August 28, 2022     csv, format, java, printwriter, string     No comments   

Issue

I wish to write to a CSV file some data. One of the column that I input the information is in the form of an integer with leading zeros, example: 0000000013.

For some reason, excel 'converts' it to 13, and I must have it with 10 digits (0000000013). Can anyone tell how this can be circumvented?

String value = "0000000013"; //I tried String.format("%8d", 13) doesn't work
printWriter.println(value);

Thanks!!!


Solution

Add a single quote, ', at the start of the line. This informs Excel to not treat the value as a number.



Answered By - mcfinnigan
Answer Checked By - Gilberto Lyons (PHPFixing Admin)
  • Share This:  
  •  Facebook
  •  Twitter
  •  Stumble
  •  Digg
Newer Post Older Post Home

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.

Total Pageviews

Featured Post

Why Learn PHP Programming

Why Learn PHP Programming A widely-used open source scripting language PHP is one of the most popular programming languages in the world. It...

Subscribe To

Posts
Atom
Posts
Comments
Atom
Comments

Copyright © PHPFixing