using System; public class Test { private const int NumbersOfLettersInAlphabet = 26; public static void Main() { Console.WriteLine(ExcelNumerationToDecimal("AB")); } public static int ExcelNumerationToDecimal(string columnName) { var columnNumber = 0; for (var i = 0; i < columnName.Length; i++) { columnNumber += (columnName[columnName.Length - i - 1] - '@') * (int)Math.Pow(NumbersOfLettersInAlphabet, i); } return columnNumber; } }