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Removing spaces in string

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7 years 10 months ago #3073 by Joe
I am new at this, so I'm sure this is a simple task...

I have a string that may have multiple extra spaces between words: "St Louis, MO" or "St Louis, MO" or "St Louis, MO".

In all cases I want to return only one space between each word. "St Louis, MO"

How can I do this?

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7 years 10 months ago - 7 years 10 months ago #3074 by FlowHeater-Team
Replied by FlowHeater-Team on topic Removing spaces in string - Post(3074)
Hi Joe,

To remove spaces in as string you have to use the String Replace Heater with enabled extended settings. (see screenshot below)

In the extended settings you can specify a replace list like this

5 time space,1 space
4 time space,1 space
3 time space,1 space
2 time spcae,1 space

When you disable the option “Termnate list processing after first match” the String Replace Heater loops over all entries and tries to remove first 5 spaces with one, after that 4 spaces with one till end of the list. At the end all spaces are remove and no repeated spaces should occur in the string.

In the attachment you´ll find a simple example how it works.



File Attachment:

File Name: remove-spaces.zip
File Size:2 KB

Best wishes
Robert Stark
Last edit: 7 years 10 months ago by FlowHeater-Team.

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7 years 10 months ago #3076 by Joe
Replied by Joe on topic Removing spaces in string - Post(3076)
That works great. Thank you!

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