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Text Box Multiple Values and Single Quotes

Bonediggler
9 - Comet

Experts 

 

Got a little app here where I am updating SQL to generate a report based on user input (text box).  The issue is getting single quotes properly around multiple text values.  The SQL filter is:

where provider in ('9999')

The expression in the action tool is:

if !isempty([#1])
then replace([Destination],'9999',regex_replace([#1],'\n',','))
else replace([destination],"[provider] IN ('9999')",'1=1')
endif

The problem I'm having is if I paste say 2 values into the text box Alteryx reads it as:

[provider] IN ('value1, value2')

I can get around this by putting values in the text box like:

value1'
'value2

But that is really clunky.  What I'm looking for is a way to properly quote these values no matter how the user enters them (type in directly, cut and paste etc).  This seems like a common issue but I have not found any common solutions as yet.

 

Your help is appreciated in advance!

2 REPLIES 2
Thableaus
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Hi @Bonediggler 

 

I'd work on this:

then replace([Destination],'9999',regex_replace([#1],'\n',','))

Instead of ',', why not "','" so you insert quotes and a comma to separate them.


Cheers,

Bonediggler
9 - Comet

Excellent - thanks!

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