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How do I change the delimiter in Zapier Table's "Find Records" to avoid issues with commas in CSV output?

  • October 21, 2024
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Retrieve all records from the ZapierTable that meet certain criteria.(Find Records (Output as Line Items)

The data is then converted to a csv file with a header and a line feed for each record.
However, some items contain commas in the text.


If there are more than two records in Find Records, the data cannot be extracted correctly

because each data is comma delimited.

 

Can I change the delimiter in Find Records?

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Troy Tessalone
Zapier Orchestrator & Solution Partner
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  • Zapier Orchestrator & Solution Partner
  • October 21, 2024

Hi @Murinhardt 

For us to have more info, post screenshots with how your Zap steps are outlined and configured in EDIT mode.

Which app is being used to create the CSV?


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  • October 22, 2024

Hi, @Troy Tessalone 

This is the entire Zap.
The csv is created with the Create file function in AWS S3.

 

 

I am having trouble with the process of adding the header and setting the delimiter of all items to | here.
If there are more than two rows in Findrecords, each item will have a comma, but the data may contain a comma.

 

 


Troy Tessalone
Zapier Orchestrator & Solution Partner
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  • Zapier Orchestrator & Solution Partner
  • October 22, 2024

@Murinhardt 

Use this Zap action before the Code step: Formatter > Utilities > Line Items to Text

Then use the Code step to parse the text into the desired data points.

Guide for the general approach:

 


SamB
Community Manager
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  • Community Manager
  • November 7, 2024

Hi there, @Murinhardt 👋

Just wanted to ask how you got on with the Troy’s suggestion here, did that approach do the trick?

Please let us know whether you need any further assistance at all, keen to make sure you’re all set! 🙂