CSV help - Need to comma separate 2 columns into one cell

[MaxW]

I need a way to combine two columns into one with a comma in between, only if both columns contain data. Else just insert into the cell whatever one has data.

Example:
Needs a comma as both cells have data: TagA, TagB
Doesn’t need a comma as TagB cell is empty: TagA
Doesn’t need a comma as TagA cell is empty: TagB

I tried to use ChatGPT and Make Ai but not having much luck. Here’s the Text aggregator module where I want to set this, but its output when 2 columns have data is the first tag.

First attempt:

Second attempt:

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[MaxW]

Hi there,

Here is the logic for the Text aggregator module:

{{21.col6 & 21.col7}}

It’s been modified to just output both tags with a space between each, its not ideal as it would be treated as one tag. I’m struggling to insert a comma without it being treated as a column separator (which happens currently).

[MaxW]

Here is the current blueprint:

custom-csv-sq-csv-blueprint.json (68.0 KB)

[MaxW]

Any luck figuring this one out?

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[MaxW]

Here’s the output files:
output-21.txt (13.0 KB)
output-39.txt (3.8 KB)

Latest blueprint:
blueprint (2).json (68.1 KB)

[samliew]

Looks like you can do something like this:

,,PHYSICAL,Buy,,{{21.col4}} ({{21.col3}}) {{21.col5}},,,,,,,,,,,,,,,{{if(21.col11 < 0.1; 0.1; 21.col11)}},,,{{21.col10}},{{21.col3}},"{{join(remove(add(emptyarray; 21.col6; 21.col7); emptystring); ",")}}",,,,,,{{21.col14}}

• add both tags into an array
• remove empty values from array
• join the array by comma
• wrap the “cell” in double quotes because there might be a comma in there

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— @samliew

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[MaxW]

Hey there, looks like it works!

I’m still in testing mode at the moment but it looks like the its outputting the tags as intended.

[samliew]

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