Data Filtering Help Needed?

Hi I have a data table that I loaded through the workspace.
I saved this table into a variable, let's say x.
Now in one specific column, it says Y for a yes and blank for a no.
How can I cut out the rows that have a blank space in that column?

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Try something like this:
col = 2; % Whatever it is...
theColumn = x{:, col}; % Extract column 2 as a cell array from the table.
rowsToDelete = contains(theColumn, ' ');
x(rowsToDelete, :) = []; % Delete all rows where a space was in col 2
If that doesn't work, attach x in a .mat array:
save('answers.mat', 'x');
and attach it with the paper clip icon.

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Hi, I attached the data file above, maybe my wording was off but the method you provided did not work. I would also like to know how to delete the rows from the table and saving it to another place.

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