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Get sub string from string

tjamal1
8 - Asteroid

I have a field which contains following values

"productName": "Apple",
"productName": "Amazon",
"productName": "Wayfair",
"productName": "Sephora",
"productName": "Expedia.ca",

Is there any way to extract text between second quotations 

like Apple

      Amazon

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NicholasM
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)

Hey @tjamal1,

 

You could use the Regex tool, or you could make things simple and use the text to columns tool, using quotes as your delimiter. I have mocked up a workflow that you can use to get this information.

 

Let me know if you have questions. 

tjamal1
8 - Asteroid

Thanks , What would be the Regex approach ? 

NicholasM
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)

Regex would be a bit more dynamic, allowing you to basically scan the text field and only parse out what is within the second quotations. Here is what i would suggest using! 

 

If you have never used regex I would highly suggest looking at this  post to get you up to speed. It can get pretty complex. 

 

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