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Remove a character when it is the only character in the cell

msantoso
8 - Asteroid

Hi everyone, 

 

I cannot figure out how to do this cleaning...

 

In my row, some cells contain a single dash. And I want to remove it. 

but other cells contain also a dash with other characters. And in that case, I need to keep the dash. 

 

Example

-

RRR-1535

RRR 1242-U REUTLINGEN

RRA-NR. 19521

 

thank you for your help

Myriam

 

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BenMoss
ACE Emeritus
ACE Emeritus
[Field] = '-'

Would be my bet, in this case the entire string of the field has to match.

Alternatively if there are other single characters you could do...

Length([field]) = 1

Using a filter tool in both scenarios of course.
msantoso
8 - Asteroid

thanks BenMoss !

It works fine

TNShan
8 - Asteroid

Hello,

 

I'd like to inquire about a specific procedure. How can I modify characters within the data to display as empty cell instead of completely removing the data?

For example:

FromTo
# 
#12-12#12-12
#Happy#Happy

 

Your guidance in achieving this is much appreciated.

 

Thank you.

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