Correct format for strings / numbers beginning with zero?

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Dan picture Dan · Jun 16, 2010 · Viewed 64.9k times · Source

I'm trying to use PHP to create a file containing a list of phone numbers. It's working OK however if the phone number begins with zero, the digit is dropped from the Excel file.

Does anyone know how to set the formatting correctly so that it remains in place?

Answer

Mark Baker picture Mark Baker · Jun 16, 2010

Either:

// Set the value explicitly as a string
$objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()->setCellValueExplicit('A1', '0029', PHPExcel_Cell_DataType::TYPE_STRING);

or

// Set the value as a number formatted with leading zeroes
$objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()->setCellValue('A3', 29);
$objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()->getStyle('A3')->getNumberFormat()->setFormatCode('0000');

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