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Challenge #116: A Symphony of Parsing Tools!

OllieClarke
15 - Aurora
15 - Aurora
TonyA
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)

 I did it without the XML parser and was happy to see others use that tool so I could understand it better. I did notice that the XML Parser solutions I looked used a lot fewer tools but took a minute or two to run while mine takes 2.2 seconds. Then again mine took a couple of hours to build.

T_Willins
14 - Magnetar
14 - Magnetar

I tried both RegEx and XML Parse tools and neither matched the given solution.  Looked at the downloaded data and there are discrepancies there, so I think the starting data is different now.  Kept the RegEx workflow as it is much faster.

 

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KMiller
8 - Asteroid

Solution attached.

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RWvanLeeuwen
11 - Bolide

A large amount of effort went into parse this data, but when it's done it is very rewarding.

 

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nini
8 - Asteroid

happy to learn about XML parse tool, thanks!

JamesCameron
8 - Asteroid

Here's my Effort. Doesn't quite match the provided answer, but as others have commented, it looks like the source data has changed slightly

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rmassambane
10 - Fireball
 
mbogusz
9 - Comet
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