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Extract from File Name

Mauricio_1995
5 - Atom

hi 

 

i need to extract the month and year from the FileName as shown below.

 

C:\Users\HW987CF\OneDrive - EY\Desktop\Learning-EY\Training-Alteryx Bootcamp\Sesion 1_Ejercicio\Compañia 1.xlsx|||Abril 2021

 

any ideas?

 

Thanks

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ChrisTX
16 - Nebula
16 - Nebula

Try this in a Formula tool:

 

Substring([Full Path],FindString([Full Path], "|||")+3)

 

 

NMangera
11 - Bolide

@Mauricio_1995,

here is a screenshot and workflow. Just replace the text input tool with your file

 

 

NMangera_0-1685477075783.png

 

binuacs
21 - Polaris

@Mauricio_1995 Another method

binuacs_0-1685478735032.png

 

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