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Splitting Columns by Dynamic Delimeter

trojan6ixman
5 - Atom

Hi all,

 

I am new to Alteryx but an avid user of Power Query. I am looking to split a column I have that looks like this:

 

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Normally in Power Query I'd split by "/Project-" to just get everything to the right of that text string since that is the real Project ID that I want. How can I manage to do this in Alteryx? I have already split by decimeters "/" and "-" but I'd like a more dynamic way of doing it in case there may be random string characters in the ID itself like $^%. Is there a way to use a wildcard or something to only get what is to the right of "/Project-"? Anything helps, and I'm trying hard to learn! Thanks all.

 

 

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binuacs
20 - Arcturus

@trojan6ixman This can be achieved with the help of the regex tool

 

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flying008
14 - Magnetar

Hi, @trojan6ixman 

 

By formula, you can use classic function or regex expression:

1- formula by function only:

ReplaceChar(Replace([Project ID], '/Project-', ''), '^$&%_-', '')

 

2- formula by RegEx expression:

 

REGEX_Replace(Replace([Project ID], '/Project-', ''), '[^[:alnum:]]', '')
sparksun
11 - Bolide

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trojan6ixman
5 - Atom

This has helped solve my problem. Thank you greatly for the help.

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