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Removing spaces in string

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7 years 2 months ago #3073 by Joe
Removing spaces in string was created 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 2 months ago - 7 years 2 months ago #3074 by FlowHeater-Team
Replied by FlowHeater-Team on topic Removing spaces in string
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.



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File Name: remove-spaces.zip
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Best wishes
Robert Stark

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7 years 2 months ago #3076 by Joe
Replied by Joe on topic Removing spaces in string
That works great. Thank you!

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