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Parse out a CSV

Farriyajawed
7 - Meteor

Hello, 

 

I am trying to parse out a csv in Alteryx with "," as my delimiter in text to columns tool. However, for some rows, it is stop parsing after a while. 

 

for example this is the input: 

 

22000,04/18/2023,04/18/2023,49239370-00,Bill - LOCKE SUPPLY CO.: 3/4" PEX BALL VALVE BRASS,Plumbing,,"Water Air, Plumbing and Electric",19351,APJ,10.78,,-3301.52

 

 
 
 

I have the output in the screenshot attached. it stops parsing after Plumbing and electric. 

 

Hoping to find a solution for this. 

 

21 REPLIES 21
Raj
16 - Nebula

@Farriyajawed 
while using Text to Column,

 

 

check the advance option, ignore delimiters in Quotes.

this will solve the problem.please maek it as done if this solves the problem.

apathetichell
19 - Altair

ignore delimeters in quotes.

Farriyajawed
7 - Meteor
 

I am using the ignore delimiters in quotes option but still getting the same problem.

aatalai
14 - Magnetar

@Farriyajawed increase the number of columns, does that help resolve the issue?

Raj
16 - Nebula

@Farriyajawed this works perfectly fine.

Farriyajawed
7 - Meteor

Raj, you workflow leaves everything in column 6 whereas everything needs to be parsed and" -3301.52" should be in last column

Raj
16 - Nebula

@Farriyajawed i reffered to the screen shot you added.
kindly add the required output, will help

 

Farriyajawed
7 - Meteor

Output.png

Here you go!

apathetichell
19 - Altair

You have an unmatched quote. Your data is wrong. You cannot do what you are doing with an unmatched quote.

change:

22000,04/18/2023,04/18/2023,49239370-00,Bill - LOCKE SUPPLY CO.: 3/4" PEX BALL VALVE BRASS,Plumbing,,"Water Air, Plumbing and Electric",19351,APJ,10.78,,-3301.52

 

to

22000,04/18/2023,04/18/2023,49239370-00,"Bill - LOCKE SUPPLY CO.: 3/4" PEX BALL VALVE BRASS,Plumbing,,"Water Air, Plumbing and Electric",19351,APJ,10.78,,-3301.52

 

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