Converting commas to full stops.

nathp

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  1. 365
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  1. Windows
I have a sheet that contains data output from a database that I don't have access to.
The data is output in a format that uses commas in place of decimal points. When in excel this means that the number values in excel are not as per the original.
I am currently getting round this by copying and pasting the raw data into notepad then replacing all commas with full stops then copy pasting back into excel.

Is there a way to do this in excel directly. Whenever I have tried it the resulting numbers do not match the original as excel interprets commas differently.

A small screenshot of some of the raw data is below. 28,311 is actually a value of 28.311 and 25,12 is actually 25.12 etc.

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I tried formatting the raw data as text but excel then removes most of the commas totally.
For reference, for some reason the data in the cell 28,311 is shown in the text box as 28311 but 25,12 is shown as 25,12.

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Any help as always much appreciated.
 

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