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How to format a column into numbers but ignore any strings?

richleeb2
8 - Asteroid

I have a column with numbers but they are in a scientific format.  Also in the same column I have N/A and numbers with a decimal.  How do I format this column to have all regular numbers but ignore the N/A?

 

1.25468233E8
15447.0
1.17894576E8
N/A
 
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Qiu
21 - Polaris
21 - Polaris

@richleeb2 
For the scientific format, we can use a Text to Columns tool.

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richleeb2
8 - Asteroid

Thanks, I tried this, but this removed all of the N/A's from the output

Qiu
21 - Polaris
21 - Polaris

@richleeb2 

YOu mean still want the "N/A"?

Just Union Data steam from "F" anchor of first Filter tool.

binuacs
21 - Polaris

@richleeb2 One way of doing this

 

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DataNath
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

@richleeb2 this can be handled with a formula tool like so. We just perform a check to see if the record = N/A. If it is, we leave it as is and if not, we convert it as you wish:

 

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richleeb2
8 - Asteroid

Thank you, this is the most simple and it worked!

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