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Question

REGEX formula to remove all text before a certain character

SC5

I’m struggling with the Regex code in a formatter Zap.

I’m trying to remove all text/characters before the :   just leaving all the text that follows the :

Ive tried the excel regex formula but its not computing.

example:

data pulled is

user.name: Accepted

I want it to only produce Accepted to push to my google sheet.

can anyone help me figure out the formula? 

 

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Troy Tessalone
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Hi @SC5 

Good question.

Try this instead…

Use Formatter > Text > Split (split at :[:space:]) and keep the last segment.

⚡ Troy Tessalone - AutomationAce.com | Premier Certified Zapier Expert | #1 Zapier Community Contributor
shalgrim
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  • shalgrimZapier Staff
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  • March 3, 2023

Troy’s suggestion is good. If you want to use regex then .*\:(.*) should work. I tried that on your example and it worked.

Troy Tessalone
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@SC5

I asked ChatGPT and here’s the response:

 

 

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