There is a table with a column that I would like to break into multiple records. For example
q)tab:([]a:1 2 3;b:(`a;`$"b c";`d);c:2 3 4)
q)tab
a b c
-------
1 a 2
2 b c 3
3 d 4
There is a space between b and c in the second entry of column b, I would like the table to become
a b c
-----
1 a 2
2 b 3
2 c 3
3 d 4
I tried
" " string vs exec b from tab
but didn't work.
Any idea?
Since b is the column with multiple entries per row, you can count each value and expand the corresponding row entries accordingly. Then ungroup like Terry mentioned should work.
q)t:([]a:1 2 3;b:(`a;`b`c;`d);c:2 3 4)
q)![t;();0b;{x!(enlist({(count each x)#'y};`b)),/:x}cols t]
a b c
------------
,1 ,`a ,2
2 2 `b`c 3 3
,3 ,`d ,4
q)ungroup ![t;();0b;{x!(enlist({(count each x)#'y};`b)),/:x}cols t]
a b c
-----
1 a 2
2 b 3
2 c 3
3 d 4
EDIT: Realised after your comment that the input is different. I think this is what you want.
q)t:([]a:1 2 3;b:(`a;`$"b c";`d);c:2 3 4)
q)ungroup update`$" "vs'string b from t
a b c
-----
1 a 2
2 b 3
2 c 3
3 d 4