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Posted on by Mark_Castro 49

Hi All,

 

I have this web scraping flow, I need to pass the data from varCity to trim the last two characters. Any suggestions on how to properly do it?

 

Actual value sample:

varCity = Los Angeles CA

 

I need to remove the CA at the end and if possible can I transfer it to Compose. I also need that CA to be passed on for usage.

 

Please help. Thank you 🙂

 

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    abm abm Profile Picture
    abm abm 32,985 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Hi @Mark_Castro 

     

    Here it is

     

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    The expression I used above is as follows:

     

    substring(outputs('Compose'),0,sub(length(outputs('Compose')),2))
     
    Thanks
  • Mark_Castro Profile Picture
    Mark_Castro 49 on at

    Hi @abm 

     

    It worked! Thank you. 

     

    A follow-up question, what part of the syntax should I change, and what function to use? To retain the last two character I will need that value for the State. 🙂

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    abm abm Profile Picture
    abm abm 32,985 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Hi @Mark_Castro 

     

    Here it is

     

    substring(outputs('Compose'),sub(length(outputs('Compose')),2), 2)
     
    Thanks

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