Convert ndjson to json or csv format

[mtwilliamson]

I'm looking for a workflow or tool that converts ndjson files to json or csv files.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[fmvizcaino]

Hi @mtwilliamson ,

You can use the regular json parse tool to accomplish what you need.

Take a look at the attached example and let me know what you think.

(The ndjson file is inside a zip file so I could upload to this post, please extract it and place in the same folder as the workflow)

I'm using a file used in a weekly challenge created by @JoeM 

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Weekly-Challenge/Challenge-95-Draw-1000-Apples-in-Under-60-Seconds/...

Best,

Fernando V.

[mtwilliamson]

Thanks fmvizcaino for the quick response.  I'm in the process testing out the workflow now. 

[mtwilliamson]

Hi fmvizcaino,

Using the apple data in your workflow, is there a way to "pivot" the first column (JSON_Name) into a single column header and create rows for the remaining values in JSON_ValueString?  It looks like there are 83 columns per row.  I tried using the Cross Tab and Transpose tools but I'm struggling to get the data into rows.

[fmvizcaino · Accepted solution]

Hi @mtwilliamson ,

Attached is an example showing how to get that done. I'm using a recordID before everything to be able to separate everything into different rows.

For the example ndjson, the columns doesn't make much sense but you can try with your own data.

Best,

Fernando Vizcaino

[mtwilliamson]

Hi Fernando,

That works great!  Thank you for the help.