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Binny
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Sep 21, 2021
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RFID CSV file

My RFID scanner software is adding a space to the end of the number when it saves to CSV file.

So my tag management software doesn't recognize the format.

I can open each cell and manually delete the space - bit of a pain.

Does anyone know how to bulk delete the extra space?

Copy , paste in different format, saving in different file type, clear format doesn't work.   

  • Binny Suppose your numbers with the extra space are in column A, starting at A1, enter =TRIM(A1) in e.g. B1 and copy it all the way down. Now copy column B and paste it as values, back into column A. Now you can delete column B.

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    Riny_van_Eekelen
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    Binny Suppose your numbers with the extra space are in column A, starting at A1, enter =TRIM(A1) in e.g. B1 and copy it all the way down. Now copy column B and paste it as values, back into column A. Now you can delete column B.

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      Binny
      Copper Contributor
      OK problem sorted I needed CLEAN
      thanks for putting me on the right track
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      Binny
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      No that space is still there after I paste back.
      Do I need to specify what to trim?

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