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Ignoring a "dot"

Jay2022
8 - Asteroid

Hello,

 

I'm trying to set up a flow where I can have either a tool or formula to ignore "dot" within an email such as from "gmail". Basicaly I need to make sure even though there is a "dot" in your name  my output would be the same from joining 2 files. Example, if the original email is "peterpan@gmail" and i use "p.eterpan@gmail" the match would be same as if I entered "peterpan".

 

Any ideas on how to begin will be appreciated.

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DataNath
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

@Jay2022 on either side of your join, use a Replace() function to remove full stops from the email addresses in both data streams. If you make this as a new field then use the two of these as the join condition, after the join you’ll still have the originals.

 

Replace([FieldName],'.','')

 

Quick example attached:

 

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Emmanuel_G
13 - Pulsar

@Jay2022 

 

Find attached two ways of doing that.

 

Please do not hesitate to mark this answer as solution if it helped.

 

Emmanuel_G_0-1663708439063.png

 

Jay2022
8 - Asteroid

thank you so much for that!! this works as desired

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