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Use RegEx to extract name from a string that contains NAME + ADDRESS

gurpreet-singh
7 - Meteor

Hi, 

 

I have a few strings like:

 

- Mike Jason new port street 1345 adilli

- Sam Curran way walk park duncan valley

- Mike Jason P Fallon sweetcan valley

 

How can I use RegEx to extract just name "Mike Jason" & "Sam Curran" & "Mike Jason P Fallon"

 

Can some one please help?

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jdunkerley79
ACE Emeritus
ACE Emeritus

If you can guarentee the casing as per your examples:

 

TRIM(REGEX_Replace([Input], "^(([A-Z][a-z]* ){1,}).*?$", "$1", 0))

should get the names (assumes just alphabet characters in names you may need to widen and all start with capital)

 

It is relying on the fact that names start with a capital letter and it will stop at the first word which doesn't.

 

Sample attached.

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