REGEX: Extracting Only Numbers

[Cfdiaz2103]

Hi everyone!

I'm having some trouble with a Regex Tool. Currently, the Regex Tool I configured extracts a number of a text, ignoring the A-Z characters, and the punctuation marks as well.

Here's the current configuration of the Regex Tool:

".(\d{8}.\d+)|.(\d{9})|.(\d{8})|.(\d{6})|.(\d{5})"

As you can see, the only numbers that will be parsed are the ones whose length is equal to 5, 6, 8 or 9.

However, there's a value that contains a 4-digit value I need to parse, but it also contains another 4-digit value that is related to the current year.

Here's an sample of the value I mentioned:

"hns-npazymin,13/1/2022 TMF TTG 3450 $50,00 C 0581982745 DAVE"

Does anyone know how I could parse the "3450" value, instead of "2022" value, without changing the current Regex Tool configuration at all?

Thanks!

[atcodedog05]

Hi @Cfdiaz2103 

Can you provide some sample input and expected output It will help us get a better understanding of the usecase.

We will be happy to help : )

[Cfdiaz2103]

Hi @atcodedog05 !

Sure.

I'm sharing with you this sample data, and the desired result.

I forgot to mentioned that the current Regex Tool configuration is parsing numbers whose length are even greater than 5, 6, 8 or 9.

I'd appreciate any kind of support.

Thanks in advance

[atcodedog05]

Hi @Cfdiaz2103 

Here is one way of doing it.

Hope this helps : )

[Cfdiaz2103]

Hi @atcodedog05 !

It worked great. However, it works whenever the field "Additional info" contains the "TTG" characters. I realized there are some other records that contains other parameters , like these ones I'm sharing with you (Sample REGEX 2.xlsx):

For these cases, the Regex expression doesn't work.

I'd appreciate your help with this issue.

Thanks

[binu_acs]

@Cfdiaz2103 

[atcodedog05]

Hi @Cfdiaz2103 

I am able to get expected except for the highlighted row. For highlighted it's taking second occurrence.

@PhilipMannering do you want to pitch in on this if you have some free time?

Hope this helps : )

[Cfdiaz2103]

Hi @atcodedog05 !

Sure. That record is a pain in the neck 😅.

I have a question... Is it really necessary to add the blank spaces into the "Prep Data" field, in order to be parsed by the Regex Tool configuration? (Sorry, Regex Tool is very tricky to me 😆)

Thanks for your help!

[atcodedog05]

Hi @Cfdiaz2103 

For the regex pattern I am using its necessary. 

Hope this helps : )