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Formula in Action Tool

jiawenmai
6 - Meteoroid

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REPLACE([Destination], LEFT([Destination], FINDSTRING([Destination], "|")), LEFT([#1], FINDSTRING([#1], "|")))

 

Can anyone help me on how to read this formula in action tool? I am having some trouble in understanding it. Thank you so much!!

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binuacs
20 - Arcturus

@jiawenmai The formula replaces the source file path with the destination file path and keeps the sheet name as it is. Basically it keeps the string '|||From Billings$' and replaces the rest of the string with the new one.

LEFT([Destination], FINDSTRING([Destination], "|")) - returns the string c:\.....\Book1.xlsx

LEFT([#1], FINDSTRING([#1], "|")) - does the same as above formula but this time the data is from the interface tool

finally the Replace function replaces all the path with the new one

jiawenmai
6 - Meteoroid

That makes so much more sense now. Thank you very much for explaining it!

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