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Posted on by kenwestover1 22

I have a tab delimited file I'd like to parse in power automate using the split function. Does anyone know how to specify the tab?

I've been adapting from tutorials on parsing CSV so went from
split(first(outputs('splitByLines')), ',')
which works with a csv file, to things like
split(first(outputs('splitByLines')), '\t')
which does not work for my tab delimited file.
Thank you in advance.
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    Ellis Karim 11,940 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    You could try and enter a Tab character in NotePad, then copy-and-paste it into your expression:

    2021-12-12_11-02-22.png

     

    2021-12-12_11-06-44.png

    For example, the data string below will be split at the Tab character in the Compose 2 action below:

    2021-12-12_11-12-24.png

    This is the runtime output showing the dataset split at the Tab character. The result of the split action is returned to us as an array:

    2021-12-12_11-12-44.png

    You can also use the free NotePad++ app to view the Tab and other characters, and you also copy-and-paste text:

    2021-12-12_11-14-21.png

     


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  • kenwestover1 Profile Picture
    kenwestover1 22 on at

    Worked for me. Thank you Ellis.

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    ChristianMeisen 3 on at

    Really cool solution, thank you!

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