# How can I do a string replace?

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-do-a-string-replace/34039
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [November 4, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-do-a-string-replace/34039 "2021-11-04T23:13:33Z")
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### Author: ![Malcolm\_Lewis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Malcolm\_Lewis](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Malcolm_Lewis)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-do-a-string-replace/34039/1 "2021-11-04T23:13:33Z")

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Was hoping I could use a text column to find/replace **You wants** with **You want** but not seeing find/replace. Is there another easy way?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/4/5/45db0213a79910798f5ca7d1d12c9311852c65c4.png)

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### Author: ![SantiagoPerez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/santiagoperez/32/16807_2.png) [@SantiagoPerez](https://community.glideapps.com/u/SantiagoPerez)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-do-a-string-replace/34039/2 "2021-11-04T23:14:36Z")

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Hola @Malcolm_Lewis

We do not have that function yet.

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### Author: ![eltintero](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/eltintero/32/76520_2.png) [@eltintero](https://community.glideapps.com/u/eltintero)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-do-a-string-replace/34039/3 "2021-11-04T23:16:36Z")

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but you could do that with an ITE column and a template column, can’t you?

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### Author: ![Malcolm\_Lewis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Malcolm\_Lewis](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Malcolm_Lewis)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-do-a-string-replace/34039/4 "2021-11-04T23:17:49Z")

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Can I do that if the text that follows **You wants** is variable?

Egs:

**You wants** to do this  
**You wants** to do that  
**You wants** to do the other

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### Author: ![david](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david/32/62831_2.png) [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-do-a-string-replace/34039/5 "2021-11-04T23:19:06Z")

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Yes, the template column does this:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/e/b/ebf3ca00dd34caac245b0b87865368bf354d798a.png)

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### Author: ![Malcolm\_Lewis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Malcolm\_Lewis](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Malcolm_Lewis)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-do-a-string-replace/34039/6 "2021-11-04T23:20:01Z")

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I can’t believe how responsive this forum is. Thanks all!

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### Author: ![SantiagoPerez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/santiagoperez/32/16807_2.png) [@SantiagoPerez](https://community.glideapps.com/u/SantiagoPerez)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-do-a-string-replace/34039/7 "2021-11-04T23:26:22Z")

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I stand corrected!

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### Author: ![david](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david/32/62831_2.png) [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-do-a-string-replace/34039/8 "2021-11-04T23:28:02Z")

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I’m making a new column that makes this easier to do:

> <https://github.com/glideapps/glide-code-columns/pull/77>

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### Author: ![david](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david/32/62831_2.png) [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-do-a-string-replace/34039/9 "2021-11-04T23:37:46Z")

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Use the `Replace All` column in the `Text` category.

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### Author: ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-can-i-do-a-string-replace/34039/10 "2021-11-05T23:38:02Z")

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