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Find and replace

Kjaer
8 - Asteroid
‎08-01-2022 12:55 AM

Hi

I have a simple dataset, where I want to replace "PR" with "01" so PR-07-2021 becomes 01-07-2021. But how? I have tried "Find and replace" but no. The column is set as a v-string. 

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messi007
15 - Aurora
15 - Aurora
‎08-01-2022 12:58 AM

@Kjaer,

 

You can do that with a formula :

 

messi007_0-1659340652277.png

 

Attached the workflow,

Regards

 

Replace_20220801.yxmd
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Kjaer
8 - Asteroid
‎08-01-2022 01:02 AM

Thanks, it works :-)

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