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Delete one column from custom-delimited text by delimiter and selector.
Use this tool to remove one selected column from arbitrary delimited text. It is useful when working with semicolon-separated, pipe-separated, colon-separated, or other custom flat file formats.
Use this tool to remove one selected column from arbitrary delimited text. It is useful when working with semicolon-separated, pipe-separated, colon-separated, or other custom flat file formats.
Use delete arbitrary delimited column when you need a fast browser-based result without extra setup. It works well for quick checks, one-off tasks, and routine formatting or calculation work.
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Input
| email name|email|role John|john@example.com|admin Jane|jane@example.com|user
Output
name|role John|admin Jane|user
Useful for quickly removing one field from a custom-delimited export.
Input
; 2 name;email;role John;john@example.com;admin Jane;jane@example.com;user
Output
name;role John;admin Jane;user
Supports 1-based selector numbers.
Fix: Use a single-character delimiter such as ; | : or ,.
Fix: Check the header row and use the exact header text.
Fix: Put delimiter and selector first, then a blank line, then the data.
It removes one selected column from flat text that uses a custom single-character delimiter.
Yes. Put the exact header name on the second line.
Yes. Use a 1-based column number on the second line.
Any single character such as ; | : or ,.
Yes. It removes only the selected column and keeps the rest in order.