I have several fields in a file that contain consecutive spaces. I want to replace the consecutive spaces (generally just 2) with one single space. But I've tried several ways with String Replacer to denote 2 spaces and I can't seem to figure it out. Can anyone help?
Example:
What I have:
123 Main Street
What I want:
123 Main Street
Best answer by takashi
You are on the right track - StringReplacer. Try this setting to the parameters.
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Text to Match: \\s{2,}
Replacement Text: <invisible, but enter a white space here>
Use Regular Expressions: yes
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The expression matches with "two or more consecutive white spaces".
See also these links to learn more about regular expressions.
- FME Workbench Help: Regular Expressions (http://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_Workbench/Default.htm#Regular_Expressions.htm)
- Regular-Expressions.info (http://www.regular-expressions.info/)
Takashi
You are on the right track - StringReplacer. Try this setting to the parameters.
-----
Text to Match: \\s{2,}
Replacement Text: <invisible, but enter a white space here>
Use Regular Expressions: yes
-----
The expression matches with "two or more consecutive white spaces".
See also these links to learn more about regular expressions.
- FME Workbench Help: Regular Expressions (http://docs.safe.com/fme/html/FME_Workbench/Default.htm#Regular_Expressions.htm)
- Regular-Expressions.info (http://www.regular-expressions.info/)
Takashi
