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Regex: Extract only Alphabetical Characters

Cfdiaz2103
8 - Asteroid

Hey Guys!

 

What would it be the correct expression for a Regex Tool, in order to extract [a-z] characters for this Dataset?

Input

Purchases 11%

Purchases

Purchases 12%

Services 19%

Services

Services 5%

 

Output

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

Services

Services

Services

 

I'd appreciate any response from you

 

Thanks.

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atcodedog05
22 - Nova
22 - Nova

Hi @Cfdiaz2103 

 

Use regex like below. \u stands for upper character and doing a case insensitive find.

 

Workflow:

atcodedog05_0-1635358293222.png

 

Hope this helps : )

 

drew9
9 - Comet

Hi @Cfdiaz2103,

 

\w+ will match one or more word characters from a field and [[:alpha:]]+ will match one or more letters from a field. both will work in this instance.

 

You can use the tokenize function of the regex tool to parse out your desired output!

Cfdiaz2103
8 - Asteroid

Hey @atcodedog05 !

 

It works perfectly. However, if I had a value like this: Withholding Tax 11%, What expression should I use to obtain the value: Withholding Tax?

 

I'd appreciate your support.

atcodedog05
22 - Nova
22 - Nova

Hi @Cfdiaz2103 

 

Use regex like below

 

Workflow:

atcodedog05_0-1635487515567.png

 

Hope this helps : )

 

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