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Asked: May 10, 20262026-05-10T23:15:13+00:00 2026-05-10T23:15:13+00:00

I need to update a group of cells by inserting the same two characters

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I need to update a group of cells by inserting the same two characters into all of them, but I’m just drawing a blank on how to do this. Could someone point me in the right direction?

Old Cells
HI.1
HI.2
HII.1

New Cells
H08I.1
H08I.2
H08II.1

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  1. 2026-05-10T23:15:14+00:00Added an answer on May 10, 2026 at 11:15 pm
    UPDATE Cells SET Cell = LEFT(Cell, 1) + '08' + SUBSTRING(Cell, 1, LEN(Cell)-1) 
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