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String truncation

Nandakishore
8 - Asteroid

Hi ,

 

I have this requirement to return the sting as per the logic below . 

 

String : 001812409895 LIJST       00010     4509621376

 

Expected Output : return the string from left untill a ' ' is found i.e : 001812409895 but it gives me : 001812409895 LI

 

Thanks

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alexnajm
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

We need more information - what is the function you are currently doing? Is your data type the correct size? This is assuming you are using a Formula tool

alexnajm
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

The Text to Columns tool would also work here: 

cjaneczko
13 - Pulsar

@Nandakishore you can use the following in a formula tool, where Field1 is your string. 

 

 

REGEX_Replace([Field1], '(^\d+)(\s.+)', '$1')

 

 

If the first set of the string can contain Letters, you can update the formula with the following.

 

REGEX_Replace([Field1], '(^[a-zA-Z0-9]+)(\s.+)', '$1')
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