convert_to_excel_formula {kim}

Convert character to Excel formula

Description

Convert elements of a character vector to Excel formulas to preserve the character (string) format when opened in an Excel file.

Usage

convert_to_excel_formula(vector = NULL)

Arguments

vector

a character vector

Value

the output will be a character vector formatted as an Excel formula. For example, if an element in the input vector was ".500", this element will be converted to =".500", which will show up as ".500" in Excel, rather than as "0.5"

Examples

## Not run: 
# compare the two csv files below
# example 1
dt <- data.table::data.table(a = ".500")
data.table::fwrite(dt, "example1.csv") # the csv will show "0.5"
# example 2
dt <- data.table::data.table(a = convert_to_excel_formula(".500"))
data.table::fwrite(dt, "example2.csv") # the csv will show ".500"

## End(Not run)