Remove non-ASCII characters
Remove non-ASCII characters removes all characters that are not in US ASCII encoding.
Parameters
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Input column: required, a string column containing input text.
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Target column: required, configure the column which will receive the output. Output will always be of string type.
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Write result to the current column: overwrite the input column with the result.
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Create new column with name: create a new column with specified name. Name of the new column can contain spaces or special characters - technical column name will be created automatically. The new column will be placed right after the input column.
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Examples
| Input value | Output value | Description |
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Voyez le brick géant que j’examine. |
Voyez le brick gant que j’examine |
Only the "é" is a non-US ASCII character therefore it was removed |
Příšerný žluťoučký kůň úpěl ďábelské ódy. |
Pern luouk k pl belsk dy. |
This string has many non-US ASCII characters therefore many parts were removed |
おはよう日本。 |
"" (empty string) |
Japanese text does not contain any ASCII characters and is completely removed. |
No value |
No value |
Calling the step on No value returns No value. |
Error |
Error |
Calling the step on Error returns Error. |
Remarks
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Calling the step on No value returns No value.
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Calling the step on cell with an Error returns Error.