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TextCount - script function

TextCount() returns the number of field values that are non-numeric aggregated in the expression, as defined by a group by clause.

Syntax:  

TextCount ( [ distinct ] expr)

Return data type: integer

Arguments:  

TextCount arguments
Argument Description
expr The expression or field containing the data to be measured.
distinct If the word distinct occurs before the expression, all duplicates are disregarded.

Examples and results:  

Add the example script to your document and run it. Then add, at least, the fields listed in the results column to a sheet in our document to see the result.

Example 1:  

Temp:

LOAD * inline [

Customer|Product|OrderNumber|UnitSales|UnitPrice

Astrida|AA|1|4|16

Astrida|AA|7|10|15

Astrida|BB|4|9|9

Betacab|CC|6|5|10

Betacab|AA|5|2|20

Betacab|BB||| 25

Canutility|AA|||15

Canutility|CC| ||19

Divadip|CC|2|4|16

Divadip|DD|3|1|25

] (delimiter is '|');

TextCount1:

LOAD Customer,TextCount(Product) as ProductTextCount Resident Temp Group By Customer;

Example 1 results
Customer ProductTextCount
Astrida 3
Betacab 3
Canutility 2
Divadip 2

Example 2:  

LOAD Customer,TextCount(OrderNumber) as OrderNumberTextCount Resident Temp Group By Customer;

Example 2 results
Customer OrderNumberTextCount
Astrida 0
Betacab 1
Canutility 2
Divadip 0

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