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RegEx Tool

CsmithData31
7 - Meteor

Hello! 

 

I have a text file that I am having trouble parsing out a file using the RegEx tool. I am able to parse out date and reference using the following regex but having trouble with Ful name and remaining columns.

(\d{2}/\d{2}/\d{4})\s(\<\w+\>)\s+

 

Sample text file attached. 

 

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flying008
14 - Magnetar

Hi, @BS_THE_ANALYST 

 

I just only follow sample table picture of @CsmithData31  , so , If  @CsmithData31  can give a cleaning output table for want, then i will be adjust the regex expression to catch it.

OllieClarke
15 - Aurora
15 - Aurora

In terms of writing a RegEx to parse the data, I think it's much easier if you reverse the string before parsing it, as the easier structured bits are at the end of the string

([-\.\d]+)\s*(\d+)\s*(\d+)\s*(\d+)\s*(\d+)\s*(\u+)\s*(\u+)\s*(.*?)\s{2,}(\u.+?\u)\s*(\w+)\s*(\d{4}/\d{2}/\d{2})

 

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but there are already solutions in this thread - just throwing in my oar

 

CsmithData31
7 - Meteor

haha tell me about it!

binuacs
20 - Arcturus

@CsmithData31 Another way of doing this is by reading the file Flat ASCII and use split by fixed length option

 

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