Different Format in First Field causes Blanks on Input

I'm inputting a file using the sample tool to skip to the correct record, however when the format changes from Year to Year/Qtr, the result shows 'null'

I've used a select tool before the sample tool to set the first column to a V_string 19 char, but it still comes in 'null.'

Any Ideas?

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pcatterson

Its not the select or the sample that is having trouble with it. Its the initial datatype that is problematic. Alteryx is told by Excel that this column is a numeric. You would have to go back into the excel and correctly make this column a text otherwise it is going to convert these always to NULL.

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pcatterson

cwilcoxmtn

Thanks for the idea, however it didn't change anything.

MarqueeCrew

@cwilcoxmtn,

I can't get the "bad" results to happen. Here is my configuration of the input tool:

In option #7 I tell the (version 11) input tool to start on line 70. I also told it that the data (not the fieldname) starts there.

It is Friday and maybe I'm already out the door, but have you tried something like this?

Cheers,

Mark

cwilcoxmtn

Thanks Mark. It isn't Alteryx, there's something about the input file I can't put my finger on. I've converted the field to a text as suggested, same result. When I take the whole tab and paste it into a new workbook, it inputs correctly. I'll have to explore on the excel side more.

cwilcoxmtn

It was delivered as an excel 97-2003 workbook. When I resaved as Excel workbook. It worked perfectly! So obvious.

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