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

Set the type to string explicitly:

$type = PHPExcel_Cell_DataType::TYPE_STRING;
$sheet->getCellByColumnAndRow($column, $rowno)->setValueExplicit($value, $type);