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ryan_b_fiting
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Splitting Column by delimiter

Hello Community - 

 

I am looking to split one of my columns by a delimiter (comma), however, some of the text strings use a comma for grammatical purposes.  Is there a way to split a column by comma that is followed by a space and capital letter?  See small sample of data below:

 

Current Data:

First-Aid Provided On Site?Body Part(s)
YesHand(s), (not wrist, fingers, thumb)
YesLower Extremities-Foot, Lower Extremities-Lower Leg, Lower Extremities-Upper Leg
YesBody Systems & Multiple Body Systems
YesUpper Extremities-Hand, Upper Extremities-Thumb, Upper Extremities-Wrist

 

What I need to see once the column is split:

First-Aid Provided On Site?Body Part(s).1Body Part(s).2Body Part(s).3
YesHand(s), (not wrist, fingers, thumb)  
YesLower Extremities-Foot Lower Extremities-Lower Leg Lower Extremities-Upper Leg
YesBody Systems & Multiple Body Systems  
YesUpper Extremities-Hand Upper Extremities-Thumb Upper Extremities-Wrist

 

Is there anyway to acheive this in Power Query so we can properly split the column by the correct comma delimiter?

 

Thank You Community!

Ryan F

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amitchandak
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@ryan_b_fiting , you have split the column by delimiters, But that is going to create 2 columns for first one , So you might have to remove the comma in first one based on some logic

 

Split Column Power Query: https://youtu.be/FyO9Vmhcfag

@amitchandak thanks for the reply, but this does not provide any value for my issue unfortunatley.  I am fully aware of how to split columns by a delimiter, but I am looking for a more advanced solution that will allow be to properly split based on my original post.

 

Thanks again.

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