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sariyaj
7 - Meteor

Is there a way to use a certain word as a delimiter and keep that word. 

For example, if I am trying to separate a column using the word "city", can I do that and keep the actual word in the previous column.

Example:

 

from this:

Oklahoma City OK 12345

to this: 

Oklahoma CityOK12345  

 

it doesn't really work out if I put in a certain word as a delimiter.

Thank you for your help in advance!

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FinnCharlton
13 - Pulsar

Hi @sariyaj , 

You can do this with the RegEx tool:

FinnCharlton_0-1673893150421.png

 

sariyaj
7 - Meteor

I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with the reg ex tool, I understand you used parse as you output method. But did you use marked group in your expression? Which expression helped you get to that solution?

FinnCharlton
13 - Pulsar

I've attached the workbook so you can have a look, the expression I've used is:(.+City)\s(.+?)\s(.+)

The marked groups are in brackets.

Also, there are plenty of RegEx tutorials online to help you understand what this expression is doing.

binuacs
20 - Arcturus

@sariyaj One way of doing this

 

binuacs_0-1673897167304.png

 

sariyaj
7 - Meteor

Thank you guys!!

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