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Re: How to remove [1],[2] from list of data

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Viet_Nguyen
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

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I’d like a formula to remove the [1][2] instances from the column data

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Justin_Barrett
18 - Pluto
18 - Pluto
IF({First Nations}, REGEX_EXTRACT({First Nations}, "[^\\[]*"))

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The regular expression effectively says: grab everything up to—but not including—the first square brace.

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Justin_Barrett
18 - Pluto
18 - Pluto
IF({First Nations}, REGEX_EXTRACT({First Nations}, "[^\\[]*"))

Screen Shot 2022-10-05 at 9.44.07 PM

The regular expression effectively says: grab everything up to—but not including—the first square brace.

Perfect, works great thank you!