Need to find rows with specific strings
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I am pulling data in from an excel file and need to check which rows contain a specific string of text
data =7150x1 string
I need to know which rows contain 'xyz'
strfind() returns Search term must be a text or pattern scalar
Contains returns just a 0
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Image Analyst
on 18 Jan 2024
If you have any more questions, then attach your data and code to read it in with the paperclip icon after you read this:
Dyuman Joshi
on 20 Jan 2024
Edited: Dyuman Joshi
on 22 Jan 2024
As mentioned, unless we have the file to test what happens, it is difficult to suggest anything.
Please share the file you are working with. Use the paperclip button to attach.
Edit -
"Contains returns just a 0 "
@Charles, Could you elaborate on this? Does it return just a 0? Or all 7150 values are 0?
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Walter Roberson
on 20 Jan 2024
Edited: Walter Roberson
on 20 Jan 2024
mask = contains(data, 'what you are looking for');
selected_data = data(mask);
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