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How to keep only the numbers in a text string variable?

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Posted on by jesse535 28

How do I keep only the numbers in a text string variable?

 

I have something like "123abc" and I just want to keep the numbers. (And input that into a different web page.)

 

I can't use "Convert Text To Number" since it also has text and throws an error. Any ideas?

 

 

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    Hi Jesse,

     please have a look at the “Parse text” action. There you can use regular expression to get the result:

     

    1. Add the "Parse text" action to your flow.

    2. In the "Text" field, enter the string from which you want to extract numbers.

    3. Enable the "Is regular expression" option.

    4. In the "Pattern" field, enter the regular expression pattern you want to use, such as `(\d+)` to extract numbers.

    5. Specify the output variable where you want to store the extracted numbers.

    Once you configure the "Parse text" action with the appropriate regular expression pattern, it will extract the numbers from the input string and store them in the specified output variable.

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