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Checkbox ability to ‘not’ output the original column on a text to columns tool

Checkbox ability to ‘not’ output the original column on a text to columns tool

6 Comments
patrick_digan
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Yes! Similar to the xml parse which has a checkbox.

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Status changed to: Accepting Votes
 
DataNath
17 - Castor

Yep, would definitely love to see this as the original just about always needs removing!

Taylor_S
8 - Asteroid

Absolutely this is needed! Like the previous poster mentioned the original column almost always needs to be removed and it would add to much cleaner workflows to not have to add a Select tool immediately following to simply remove one column. 

Kenda
16 - Nebula
16 - Nebula

Hey @Watermark 

 

I think this is the same idea as this one if you want to show it some love: https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer-Desktop-Ideas/Get-rid-of-Original-Column-in-Text-t...

 

(or if @AlteryxCommunityTeam could merge them?)

Watermark
12 - Quasar
12 - Quasar

It is. Seems yours is approached for different reasons, but same result. I just gave it a