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Dynamic Rename Not Working to Remove Apostrophe

katherinetdavita
8 - Asteroid
‎04-22-2022 09:09 AM

Based on instructions from this post, I am trying to replace apostrophes in my data with spaces, but it's not working and I'm not sure what I'm missing. Sample data and workflow attached.

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MarqueeCrew
20 - Arcturus
20 - Arcturus
‎04-22-2022 09:22 AM

Hint:  "'"

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katherinetdavita
8 - Asteroid
‎04-22-2022 09:27 AM

Hello again. Sorry, not catching on to the hint! 

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MarqueeCrew
20 - Arcturus
20 - Arcturus
‎04-22-2022 09:35 AM

replace([_CurrentField_],"'","")

 

Should work. But if apostrophe is a smart apostrophe, you should copy it and paste the symbol 

 

replace([_CurrentField_],"`","")

 

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