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Pad value with fixed number of leading zeros

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Posted on 2 Nov 2023 11:54:09 by 170

I have an employee ID that is being pulled in and it can be any length of numbers.  99% of the time, the number is five digits, but I am needing to accommodate for the possibility of four or six characters also.  The data connector (API) that I am writing data to is expecting the value to be 8-characters long with leading zeroes.  I am sure I need to use the Text() function, and I am sure I can check the length of the value and use if statements.  Just wondering if there is an easier or better way to to do this.

 

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    150 on 02 Nov 2023 at 12:03:05
    Re: Pad value with fixed number of leading zeros

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    170 on 02 Nov 2023 at 12:01:19
    Re: Pad value with fixed number of leading zeros

    Really?  That simple?  Thanks for the reply!  Have a great day

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    150 on 02 Nov 2023 at 11:58:35
    Re: Pad value with fixed number of leading zeros

    Hi,

    In Power Apps, you can pad a number with leading zeros using the Text function to format it as a string with a specific number of digits. Here's how you can ensure your employee ID is always 8 characters long with leading zeros:

    Text(employeeID, "00000000")

    This will automatically add leading zeros to your employee ID to make it 8 digits long. For example, if employeeID is 12345, it will become 00012345. This is a simple and efficient way to achieve the padding without using if statements to check the length.


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