No way to remove special character(s) from text?

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Posted on 26 Dec 2023 19:42:46 by jesse535

I'm trying to remove special characters, specifically hyphens ("-") from a text string. I tried to use "Replace Text" however it forces me to put in a character, which I DO NOT want to do since I want it deleted. How do I do this?

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jesse535 28 on 26 Dec 2023 at 20:56:59

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Re: No way to remove special character(s) from text?

I found solution on https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Power-Automate-Desktop/Removing-Spaces-from-Text/m-p/1170615
You need to use %''% (kind of obscure but it works!)
shoog 2,164 on 26 Dec 2023 at 20:55:45

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Re: No way to remove special character(s) from text?

In PAD, you can supply an empty string using %""%
jesse535 28 on 26 Dec 2023 at 20:51:13

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Re: No way to remove special character(s) from text?

That's what I mean though it gives an error:
shoog 2,164 on 26 Dec 2023 at 20:12:41

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Re: No way to remove special character(s) from text?

You can use the replac and replace with nothing.