Alteryx Designer Desktop Discussions

Find answers, ask questions, and share expertise about Alteryx Designer Desktop and Intelligence Suite.
SOLVED

Filter based off number vs text

navypoint16
8 - Asteroid

I'm trying to filter my data based on the first character of the cell, whether it's a letter or a number.  The only differentiating factor is the first character, so I was thinking something along the lines of a LEFT((isDigit),1), but I don't think that's the right way to do it.

2 REPLIES 2
JoBen
11 - Bolide

Hi @navypoint16, if your filter field is a string, the Left([Field],1)="...", formula should work. 

jdunkerley79
ACE Emeritus
ACE Emeritus

You can do a REGEX_Match:

 

REGEX_Match([Field1],"^\d.*")

Which will return True (starts with a digit) or False (doesn't)

 

An alternate way would be ASCII code:

CharToInt([Field1]) >= 48
AND
CharToInt([Field1]) <= 57
Labels