Can a function be added to the Text-to-Column tool that allows selecting "split on entire entry" or "split on entry-as-a-whole" for the delimiters field?
Background:
Currently if we type vs. in the delimiters field, it'll look for each character separately including spaces.
The recommendation in the tool help is to use RegEx for splitting on whole words, but for some, RegEx is quite intimidating and adding this function would be a big help for new users.
Proposed Change:
2 Radio Buttons added to the Text-to-Column tool
- Split by Each Entry
- Current functionality
- Should be default
- Splits on every letter, space, punctuation, etc. separately
- Split by Entire Entry
- Allow splitting by using entire entry in the field
- Still includes spaces, letters, and punctuation, but now sees as "whole-word"
Example of function:
- Radio button set to "split by entire entry"
- Delimiter field has: vs.
- Tool sees ______ vs. ______ in a column in the data
- Tool splits ______ and ______ into new columns leaving out the entire vs. including the spaces entered around it
Thank you!