4 Replies Latest reply on Oct 18, 2012 11:22 AM by Ralph Lindenfeld

Where is replace() function?

Ralph Lindenfeld Oct 18, 2012 7:51 AM

I saw a posting on using space() and replace() to generate bars in tooltips, and am attempting to replicate it. Unfortunately my version of Tableau (7) does not seems to have that function listed: "Unknown function REPLACE called".

Thanks,

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1. Re: Where is replace() function?

Alex Kerin Oct 18, 2012 7:56 AM (in response to Ralph Lindenfeld)

Replace is not supported with some types of datasource (Excel or text for example). If you extract your source it should work fine.
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2. Re: Where is replace() function?

Ralph Lindenfeld Oct 18, 2012 8:00 AM (in response to Alex Kerin)

sure enough- I extracted and now it's there!

Thanks,

RL
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3. Re: Where is replace() function?

Alex Kerin Oct 18, 2012 8:07 AM (in response to Ralph Lindenfeld)

You would think the error message would be more helpful.....
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4. Re: Where is replace() function?

Ralph Lindenfeld Oct 18, 2012 11:22 AM (in response to Alex Kerin)

true, it would be nice if error messages could distinguish between functions that are Not Available: Replace() and those that Don't Exist: FixThis()

greying out unavailable functions out on the select menu instead of hiding them might help the novice user..
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