# How to extract components from split text column

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-extract-components-from-split-text-column/36540
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**Created:** [December 31, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-extract-components-from-split-text-column/36540 "2021-12-31T18:29:29Z")
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### Author: ![David\_Gabler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david_gabler/32/44332_2.png) [@David\_Gabler](https://community.glideapps.com/u/David_Gabler)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-extract-components-from-split-text-column/36540/1 "2021-12-31T18:29:29Z")

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I have a “name” field, and added a computed “split text” column. How can I extract the first component into a “first name” column and the last component into a “last name” column? Computed is fine. I just don’t see a way to do it.

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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: [December 31, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-extract-components-from-split-text-column/36540/2 "2021-12-31T18:51:52Z")

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Hola @David_Gabler

Since you have already split the name you could use a single value column set from the start 0 for the first name and another one set to 1 for the second one.

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### Author: ![David\_Gabler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david_gabler/32/44332_2.png) [@David\_Gabler](https://community.glideapps.com/u/David_Gabler)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-extract-components-from-split-text-column/36540/3 "2021-12-31T19:14:29Z")

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Would you look at that? Thank you so much! So easy… I always thought single was only useful for records in a list.

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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: [January 1, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-extract-components-from-split-text-column/36540/4 "2022-01-01T19:14:29Z")

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