Need Auto Increment number beginning with Alphabet in Excel
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Suppose I have a number ED000071, I want the next numbers to be ED000072, ED000073, ED000074.........ED999999, EE000001. Could someone please help me to write a formula for this in Excel?
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Suppose I have a number ED000071, I want the next numbers to be ED000072, ED000073, ED000074.........ED999999, EE000001. Could someone please help me to write a formula for this in Excel?
microsoft-excel worksheet-function microsoft-excel-2016 incremental-backup
asked Feb 5 at 18:49
TamilTamil
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Right now, you're not asking us to help you write the formula, your asking us to write the formula. What have you tried so far?
– cybernetic.nomad
Feb 5 at 20:16
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There are "only" 1048576 rows in Excel, this means if you want them all in one column, you can start withED000071, but the sequence will end withEE048506
– cybernetic.nomad
Feb 5 at 20:19
So far I tried =(LEFT(A1,2)&(RIGHT(A1,6)+1))
– Tamil
Feb 5 at 21:19
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Suppose I have a number ED000071, I want the next numbers to be ED000072, ED000073, ED000074.........ED999999, EE000001. Could someone please help me to write a formula for this in Excel?
microsoft-excel worksheet-function microsoft-excel-2016 incremental-backup
asked Feb 5 at 18:49
TamilTamil
111
Suppose I have a number ED000071, I want the next numbers to be ED000072, ED000073, ED000074.........ED999999, EE000001. Could someone please help me to write a formula for this in Excel?
microsoft-excel worksheet-function microsoft-excel-2016 incremental-backup
microsoft-excel worksheet-function microsoft-excel-2016 incremental-backup
asked Feb 5 at 18:49
TamilTamil
111
asked Feb 5 at 18:49
TamilTamil
111
asked Feb 5 at 18:49
TamilTamil
111
asked Feb 5 at 18:49
TamilTamil
111
asked Feb 5 at 18:49
TamilTamil
111
111
Right now, you're not asking us to help you write the formula, your asking us to write the formula. What have you tried so far?
– cybernetic.nomad
Feb 5 at 20:16
3
There are "only" 1048576 rows in Excel, this means if you want them all in one column, you can start withED000071, but the sequence will end withEE048506
– cybernetic.nomad
Feb 5 at 20:19
So far I tried =(LEFT(A1,2)&(RIGHT(A1,6)+1))
– Tamil
Feb 5 at 21:19
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Right now, you're not asking us to help you write the formula, your asking us to write the formula. What have you tried so far?
– cybernetic.nomad
Feb 5 at 20:16
3
There are "only" 1048576 rows in Excel, this means if you want them all in one column, you can start withED000071, but the sequence will end withEE048506
– cybernetic.nomad
Feb 5 at 20:19
So far I tried =(LEFT(A1,2)&(RIGHT(A1,6)+1))
– Tamil
Feb 5 at 21:19
Right now, you're not asking us to help you write the formula, your asking us to write the formula. What have you tried so far?
– cybernetic.nomad
Feb 5 at 20:16
Right now, you're not asking us to help you write the formula, your asking us to write the formula. What have you tried so far?
– cybernetic.nomad
Feb 5 at 20:16
3
3
There are "only" 1048576 rows in Excel, this means if you want them all in one column, you can start with
ED000071, but the sequence will end with EE048506– cybernetic.nomad
Feb 5 at 20:19
There are "only" 1048576 rows in Excel, this means if you want them all in one column, you can start with
ED000071, but the sequence will end with EE048506– cybernetic.nomad
Feb 5 at 20:19
So far I tried =(LEFT(A1,2)&(RIGHT(A1,6)+1))
– Tamil
Feb 5 at 21:19
So far I tried =(LEFT(A1,2)&(RIGHT(A1,6)+1))
– Tamil
Feb 5 at 21:19
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You can use the following formula to change the numbers after the letters:
=(LEFT(A1,2)&TEXT((RIGHT(A1,6)+1),"000000"))
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You can use the following formula to change the numbers after the letters:
=(LEFT(A1,2)&TEXT((RIGHT(A1,6)+1),"000000"))
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You can use the following formula to change the numbers after the letters:
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=(LEFT(A1,2)&TEXT((RIGHT(A1,6)+1),"000000"))
answered Feb 5 at 21:59
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You can use the following formula to change the numbers after the letters:
=(LEFT(A1,2)&TEXT((RIGHT(A1,6)+1),"000000"))
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Right now, you're not asking us to help you write the formula, your asking us to write the formula. What have you tried so far?
– cybernetic.nomad
Feb 5 at 20:16
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There are "only" 1048576 rows in Excel, this means if you want them all in one column, you can start with
ED000071, but the sequence will end withEE048506– cybernetic.nomad
Feb 5 at 20:19
So far I tried =(LEFT(A1,2)&(RIGHT(A1,6)+1))
– Tamil
Feb 5 at 21:19