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Challenge #402: Parsing Equipment Tags

Amy_smart
11 - Bolide

Here is my solution. 

Yoshiro_Fujimori
16 - Nebula
16 - Nebula

My solution.

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Formula Tool 1
Start = CharToInt(Substring([tag],4,1))
End = IF [Start] = 0 THEN 0 ELSE CharToInt(Right([tag], 1)) ENDIF

Formula Tool 2
New_Tag = Left([tag], 4) + CharFromInt([Start])

anggapramana
7 - Meteor

fun challenge,

 

i think i might overused the tool.

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Begin_22
6 - Meteoroid

Thank you.

TurboToad
11 - Bolide

My solution.

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Pete_Rodgers
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)

Great challenge

 

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assumed that all tags of 5 characters or less was correct, and used generate rows, converting the suffix letter to unicode number

 
 

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Joe-Smith-JLL
8 - Asteroid
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DaisukeTsuchiya
14 - Magnetar
14 - Magnetar
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Tofel
9 - Comet
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