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title: "Text Handling Using Split String by New Line Step"
slug: "text-handling-using-split-string-by-new-line-step"
updated: 2021-03-12T15:05:25Z
published: 2021-03-12T15:07:04Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/text-handling-using-split-string-by-new-line-step"
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# Text Handling Using Split String by New Line Step

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## Overview

| ## Example Lab Details |
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| **Version** | 6.14.0 |
| **Root Folder** | Example Lab - Handling Text |
| **Modules** | None |
| **Dependencies** | None |

Let's say you have a large CSV file containing multiple reports, and you need to separate the reports programmatically. This project can show you how to do so.

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## Explanation

This project makes use of Split String By New Line and several other steps to convert a large string (CSV file contents) into a list of strings (each containing a report) and displays the reports.

Reference Articles[Using the Create Data Step](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/using-the-create-data-component)  
[Using the ForEach Step](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/processing-lists-of-items-with-the-foreach-step)  
[Using the Custom Merge [NVelocity] Step](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/advanced-text-merge-using-the-nvelocity-component)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2021-01-11_11h46_24.png)

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## Project Download

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[ExampleLab[HandlingText].zip](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/ExampleLab%5BHandlingText%5D.zip)

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