Extracting Names From Column

[Asimkz157]

Hello all, I have a column that contains names with a bunch of other string values.  Is there way to create a new column and just extract the names?  Attached sample.  Rows 2, 22 and 42 are the name fields I need. 

[Kamran1991]

Hi,

I hope this would answer your query.

Thanks!!

 

 

[Kamran1991 · Accepted solution]

You can use this workflow also, if you want names in ProperCase, as given in attached pic

 

[jrgo · Accepted solution]

Hi @Asimkz157 

I came up with a couple options to approach this which is depended on what can change on that input table. Option 1 assumes that there's an equal amount of rows in between the the row extracted last. In this case, after the 20th row. This option allows for any fluctuation on the order of what's in between, but will fail if that can't be relied on.

Option 2 uses REGEX within the Multi-Row formula tool that looks at the next row and looks for a specific string pattern. If found, it copies the TM Name value into the new field, otherwise it stays NULL. This option is good if you can't rely on the amount of values in between, but will fail if the next field value is not always the CY [Mmm YYYY] - [Mmm YYYY] value.

If the consistency is never the same, there's nothing much else that can be used (from the sample you provided) to create a logical approach for flag a specific row.

Hope this helps!

Jimmy

[Asimkz157]

Thank you guys, both solutions worked.  Hopefully they hold up in the long run.