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AbsolutePaddingZeroes ( number ; digits )

Pads a number to have static length of digits

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Gjermund Gusland Thorsen Gudthlandum Consulting http://www.gudthlandum.no

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Right( "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000" & number; digits ) Click to copy

Pads a number to have static length of digits, max 100 for this example.

Might also work with string...

 

Comments

		Erich, Germany Jul 24, 2012
Why not: Right(10^digits+number;digits)

		Klaus, Köln Mar 9, 2016
Because this must not be a calculation. 0+1 = 1 "0"&1 = 01

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