exporting number field with leading zeros

[Guest]

I have a number field in a table that I want to export with leading 0's. For
a number like 100.00, I want to export 0010000. I multiplied the value by
100 to get rid of the decimal and changed the field format property in the
table to 0000000. The data looks fine in the table when I display it in a
form or look directly in the table, however, when I export it as a fixed
length field, the result is 10000. No leading 0's. Got any suggestions?

 

[Jeff Boyce]

Numbers can have leading zeros displayed, but this doesn't change the
underlying value. 00000123 and 123 are the same values.

If you MUST export 0010000, use a text field.

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Office/Access MVP

 

[Ken Snell \(MVP\)]

Or use a calculated field in a query, where the calculated field creates the
desired "leading zero" text string: Then export the query.