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Extract numbers/Special characters from a string value

Cfdiaz2103
8 - Asteroid

Hi everyone!

 

Is there any way to take numbers or special characters from a record?

 

For example:

Input Data:

Column A
Tax Discount 9/100
Carlos 14.5/100 Miami

 

Output Data:

 

Column AOutput Column A
Tax Discount 9/1009/100
Carlos 14.5/100 Miami14.5/100

 

Thanks for your response.

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apathetichell
18 - Pollux

try this one.

 

If it's always number/number there are easier ways so I wasn't sure of the complexity of what you are looking for. Takes any special character/number or period in a row and tokenizes them. If the resulting field is empty (ie a string of spaces) it will filter them out.  it filters out standalone punctuation by then searching for only strings that contain at least number.

mceleavey
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Hi @Cfdiaz2103 ,

 

I've built a little regex magic:

 

([^a-z\s]+)

 

mceleavey_0-1620667134207.png

 

M.

 



Bulien

Cfdiaz2103
8 - Asteroid

Hi @mceleavey !

 

You nailed it, bro!

 

Thanks in advance.

mceleavey
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

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Bulien

Cfdiaz2103
8 - Asteroid

@apathetichell That was cool. It perfectly worked!

 

Thanks!

apathetichell
18 - Pollux

Good to hear - but @mceleavey 's solution was definitely more awesome. Regex tokenize based upon non-matching was definitely the way to go.

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