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Chapter FiveGeneral Functions (continued)

CellAddressGetColumn Function

Overview

The CellAddressGetColumn function converts a string containing a spreadsheet-style cell address to an indexed position.

Syntax/Parameters

Syntax

int = CellAddressGetColumn ( string data );

Parameters

data

A string containing a cell address sequence, such as ‘BA02’. The string cannot be larger than 256 bytes.

Return Value

Returns an int containing the zero-based integer column index or -1 on failure. Use the GetLastError function to retrieve error information. The only error returned is a syntax error.

Remarks

This function converts and returns the zero-based column value (e.g., A is 0, B is 1). It can be useful for translating spreadsheet column numbers.

Related Functions

Platform Support

Go13, Go16, GoFiler Complete, GoFiler Corporate, GoFiler, GoFiler Lite, GoXBRL

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