Correct format for strings / numbers beginning with zero?

Question

I\'m trying to use PHP to create a file containing a list of phone numbers. It\'s working OK however if the phone number begins with zero, the digit is dropped from the Exce

Answer 1

Either:

// Set the value explicitly as a string
$objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()->setCellValueExplicit('A1', '0029', PHPExcel_Cell_DataType::TYPE_STRING);

or

// Set the value as a number formatted with leading zeroes
$objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()->setCellValue('A3', 29);
$objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()->getStyle('A3')->getNumberFormat()->setFormatCode('0000');