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1. Select the first quote mark in one of the entries. 
2. In the suggestion cards, select the Replace card.

3. Select the variant that deletes all quotes in the column. 

4. The full command should look like the following:
   

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   p03Value '' Type step p01Name Column p01Value Height_ft p02Name Find p02Value `"` p03Name Replace with p04Value true p04Name Match all occurrences SearchTerm Replace text or patterns

5. Add it to your recipe.
6. The remaining steps compute the number of inches. Multiply the feet by 12, and then add the number of inches, using new columns of data.
7. Select the single quote mark, and choose the Split suggestion card. This transformation step should split the column into two columns: Height_ft1 and Height_ft2. 

8. Derive the value in inches:
   

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   p03Value Height_in Type step p01Name Formula type p01Value Single row formula p02Name Formula p02Value ((Height_ft1 *12)+Height_ft2) p03Name New column name SearchTerm New formula

9. You can drop can delete the other, interim columns.

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