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SpellNumber Indian Rupees Function In Excel

SpellNumber Indian Rupees Function In Excel

SpellNumber Indian Rupees Function is an Excel function manually created with VBA code to change a given number to written words in Indian Rupees. In other words, it converts a numeric value of INR to words along with paise.

Microsoft Excel does not have an inbuilt function to display the numeric value in words. As many and many users demanded Microsoft has provided the SpellNumber VBA code.

It can be inserted into your Excel workbook. This function spells the numeric value to words as the name suggests.

In simple terms, to display $ 2,345.50 as “Dollar Two Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Five and Fifty Cents”, you can use the SpellNumber Function.

Whereas, to display INR 2,345.50 as ” Two Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Five Rupees and Fifty Paise ” using the SpellNumber Indian Rupees Function.

We have edited the same code with some changes for the required result.

In this article, we will discuss the whole step by step process on how to create this SpellNumber Function for Indian Rupees using the VBA.

You can also check our SpellNumber Without Currency and SpellNumber for UAE Dirhams.

How To Create SpellNumber Indian Rupees Function

Step 1: Open a new workbook.

Step 2: In the Top Ribbon, Go To Developer Tab.

Step 3: Click on “Visual Basic” in Code.

Step 4: Click on “Module” under the Insert menu as shown below:

SpellNumber Indian Rupees

A blank module sheet will open.

Step 4: Copy the below code and paste it into this Module sheet.

Code for SpellNumber Function for INR


Option Explicit
'Main Function www.ExcelDataPro.com
Function SpellNumberEDP2(ByVal MyNumber, Optional MyCurrency As String = "")
Dim Dollars, Cents, Temp
Dim DecimalPlace, Count, x
ReDim Place(9) As String
Place(2) = " Thousand "
Place(3) = " Lacs "
Place(4) = " Crores "
Place(5) = " Hundred Crores "
' String representation of amount.
MyNumber = Trim(Str(MyNumber))
' Position of decimal place 0 if none.
DecimalPlace = InStr(MyNumber, ".")
' Convert cents and set MyNumber to dollar amount.
If DecimalPlace > 0 Then
Cents = GetTens(Left(Mid(MyNumber, DecimalPlace + 1) & _
"00", 2))
MyNumber = Trim(Left(MyNumber, DecimalPlace – 1))
End If
Count = 1
Do While MyNumber <> ""
If Count = 1 Then
x = 3
Else
x = 2
End If
Temp = GetHundreds(Right(MyNumber, x))
If Temp <> "" Then Dollars = Temp & Place(Count) & Dollars
If Len(MyNumber) > x Then
MyNumber = Left(MyNumber, Len(MyNumber) – x)
Else
MyNumber = ""
End If
Count = Count + 1
Loop
Dim str_amount, str_amounts
Dim str_cent, str_cents
Select Case UCase(MyCurrency)
Case "INR"
str_amount = "Rupee"
str_amounts = "Rupees"
str_cent = "Paisa"
str_cents = "Paisas"
Case "PKR"
str_amount = "Rupee"
str_amounts = "Rupees"
str_cent = "Paisa"
str_cents = "Paisas"
Case "BDT"
str_amount = "Taka"
str_amounts = "Takas"
str_cent = "Poysha"
str_cents = "Poysha"
End Select
Select Case Dollars
Case ""
Dollars = "No " & str_amounts
Case "One"
Dollars = "One " & str_amount
Case Else
Dollars = Dollars & " " & str_amounts
End Select
Select Case Cents
Case ""
Cents = " and No " & str_cents
Case "One"
Cents = " and One " & str_cent
Case Else
Cents = " and " & Cents & " " & str_cents
End Select
SpellNumberEDP2 = Dollars & Cents
End Function
' Converts a number from 100-999 into text
Function GetHundreds(ByVal MyNumber)
Dim Result As String
If Val(MyNumber) = 0 Then Exit Function
MyNumber = Right("000" & MyNumber, 3)
' Convert the hundreds place.
If Mid(MyNumber, 1, 1) <> "0" Then
Result = GetDigit(Mid(MyNumber, 1, 1)) & " Hundred "
End If
' Convert the tens and ones place.
If Mid(MyNumber, 2, 1) <> "0" Then
Result = Result & GetTens(Mid(MyNumber, 2))
Else
Result = Result & GetDigit(Mid(MyNumber, 3))
End If
GetHundreds = Result
End Function
' Converts a number from 10 to 99 into text.
Function GetTens(TensText)
Dim Result As String
Result = "" ' Null out the temporary function value.
If Val(Left(TensText, 1)) = 1 Then ' If value between 10-19…
Select Case Val(TensText)
Case 10: Result = "Ten"
Case 11: Result = "Eleven"
Case 12: Result = "Twelve"
Case 13: Result = "Thirteen"
Case 14: Result = "Fourteen"
Case 15: Result = "Fifteen"
Case 16: Result = "Sixteen"
Case 17: Result = "Seventeen"
Case 18: Result = "Eighteen"
Case 19: Result = "Nineteen"
Case Else
End Select
Else ' If value between 20-99…
Select Case Val(Left(TensText, 1))
Case 2: Result = "Twenty "
Case 3: Result = "Thirty "
Case 4: Result = "Forty "
Case 5: Result = "Fifty "
Case 6: Result = "Sixty "
Case 7: Result = "Seventy "
Case 8: Result = "Eighty "
Case 9: Result = "Ninety "
Case Else
End Select
Result = Result & GetDigit _
(Right(TensText, 1)) ' Retrieve ones place.
End If
GetTens = Result
End Function
' Converts a number from 1 to 9 into text.
Function GetDigit(Digit)
Select Case Val(Digit)
Case 1: GetDigit = "One"
Case 2: GetDigit = "Two"
Case 3: GetDigit = "Three"
Case 4: GetDigit = "Four"
Case 5: GetDigit = "Five"
Case 6: GetDigit = "Six"
Case 7: GetDigit = "Seven"
Case 8: GetDigit = "Eight"
Case 9: GetDigit = "Nine"
Case Else: GetDigit = ""
End Select
End Function

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SpellNumberEDP2.vb

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Error Rectification

If the above code doesn’t run or gives the following error “COMPILE ERROR” then follow the following steps:

  1. Click on “view raw” below the code.
    SpellNumber
  2. A new window will open with the code.
  3. Copy that code and paste it into the VBA module instead of direct copy paste.

Step 5: Click the “Save” button or press Ctrl+S.  The screen will display a dialog box as shown below.

SpellNumber Indian Rupees

Your file now consists of a macro thus you need to click the “No” option.

Step 6: Select “Save As”.

SpellNumber Indian Rupees

Select the desired location where you want to save this file and select the “Save as type” as an “Excel macro-enabled workbook”.

SpellNumber function for INR (Indian Rupees) is now created and saved in your workbook.

Using SpellNumber Indian Function

Let us try the above code which we created in our workbook.

Insert number in column A. In column B insert the formula: = SpellNumberEDP2(A1, “INR”). Use the fill handle function to copy the formula in all rows.

SpellNumber Indian Rupees

It will display the word Indian rupees format as shown below:

SpellNumber Indian Rupees

Note: Please keep in mind that this function will only be available in this workbook. Follow the above spets to get this function in another workbook. 

Please keep in mind that every time you open this workbook or any other macro-enabled workbook you will get a security warning below the ribbon. See the image below:

SpellNumber Indian Rupees

Select “Enable this content” and click on “OK”. Otherwise, the code will not function.

SpellNumber Indian Rupees

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