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How can I convert a text string to a number?

ptur
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I have a field that contains a text string representing time ("900 ms" for example - all values are in milliseconds) is there a way to extract a number, so i can find values "greater than" or "smaller than"?

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493669
Super Champion

try this

...|rex field=<fieldname> "(?<ms>\d+)"

include your fieldname here

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TISKAR
Builder

Hello,

Can you try this please:

|makeresults | eval field="900 ms" | rex field=field "(?<field>\d+)"

Regards

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493669
Super Champion

try this

...|rex field=<fieldname> "(?<ms>\d+)"

include your fieldname here

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ptur
Path Finder

thanks !!!

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