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Challenge #2: Preparing Delimited Data

JamesMA
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)
 
RandeepB
Alteryx
Alteryx

A really good beginner challenge which allowed me to work with some of the parse tools in order to strip out delimiters and format data.

Johnsc
6 - Meteoroid

My first weekly challenge! 
It was good to use the DateTime tool, something I hadn't had to use before.

Banim
7 - Meteor

My solution is attached...

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SamDesk
11 - Bolide
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Sam :)

ElwinPang
8 - Asteroid

Just try my best here :)

Thanks...

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alejandini
5 - Atom
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- Use Find and Replace tool to find single and double quotes and replace them with null
- Use text to columns to delineate by comma field
- Use the DateTime to convert string to date
- Select only the relevant fields, rename, and assign data types

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AlexCox
8 - Asteroid

My Solution

Al3XE16
7 - Meteor

First Challenge Complete

HuwHallam
8 - Asteroid

There's clearly something I'm missing - this was waaaay too finicky for something that would have been really easy on Excel. Looking forward to opening the proposed solution and being illuminated...