1 does not equal 0000001?

[Fritz Wuehler]

I can probably figure out a way to do this, but I'm hoping there
is some simple way already out there. I need to read a file of
numbers, but want to treat a 1-digit number differently from a 2-
digit number with the same value but with a leading zero. Same
for 3-digit, 4-digit, etc.

Is there some basic VB function that allows this?

[the Wiz]

Post by Fritz Wuehler
I can probably figure out a way to do this, but I'm hoping there
is some simple way already out there. I need to read a file of
numbers, but want to treat a 1-digit number differently from a 2-
digit number with the same value but with a leading zero. Same
for 3-digit, 4-digit, etc.
Is there some basic VB function that allows this?

Read the numbers as strings and use len(x$) and val(x$) to separate 1 from 01
or 000001.
They all have a value of 1, but the lengths are 1, 2, and 6, respectively.


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X$ = STR$ (number) 'this coverts number to characterr string
length = LEN (STR$(number)) 'this will give the length

Post by Fritz Wuehler
I can probably figure out a way to do this, but I'm hoping there
is some simple way already out there. I need to read a file of
numbers, but want to treat a 1-digit number differently from a 2-
digit number with the same value but with a leading zero. Same
for 3-digit, 4-digit, etc.
Is there some basic VB function that allows this?