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Tokenize / Parse Cells Beginning with Numbers

G_WOLAK
7 - Meteor

I'm new to RegEx and am having trouble with the syntax.

 

I have a set of data which begins with 4 numbers.  Below is an example...

 

2017 Culture/Engagement Conference

 

I need to parse this information into two columns.

 

Column 1: 2017

Column 2: Culture/Engagement Conference

 

Although I'm aware there may be other ways to accomplish this, I want to build up a knowledge base for using RegEx and wish to use this tool for this purpose.

 

The format of the data after the 4 digit year is inconsequential and will vary. 

 

Using a expression of \d{4} does yield a new column with the year, but the second column is just blank.   Any variance of this creates a new column which doesn't parse the data.  How must I setup the expression so that the data is output the way I need it?

 

Here is an example of my current setup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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JosephSerpis
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Hi @G_WOLAK I mocked up a workflow let me know what you think?

 

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G_WOLAK
7 - Meteor

Thank you @JosephSerpis. Worked perfectly.

 

Whats is funny is I watched the academy videos on this topic, but couldn't recall exactly which one it was. 

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