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RegEx Replace

DrewL
5 - Atom

Hello!

 

I have some data that I need to add commas between, see below example.

 

abcdef I need formatted as a,b,c,d,e,f.

 

I currently have REGEX_Replace([Text], "", ',') where it gives me ,a,b,c,d,e,f,. I then have a separate formula to remove the front comma, REGEX_Replace([Output], "^(\W)", '') and third to remove the end comma, REGEX_Replace([Output], "(\W)$", ''). I can "nest" these together (REGEX_Replace(REGEX_Replace(REGEX_Replace([Text], "", ','), "^(\W)", ''), "(\W)$", '')) and it gives me what I need, but strictly for learning purposes, I am wondering if there is a more efficient way to do this.

 

Thanks in advance!

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CharlieS
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Hi @DrewL 

 

One alternative to consider is using a RegEx tool to split the characters into rows, then a Summarize tool to concatenate them back together with commas between.

 

Check out the attached workflow for an example. 

danilang
19 - Altair
19 - Altair

Hi @DrewL 

 

A slightly simpler option would be this

 

Trim(REGEX_Replace([Field1], "(.)", "$1,"),",")

 

Dan

 

DrewL
5 - Atom

Thank you!

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