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djp979
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How do I move data from specific rows of a column into another column?

The csv files that I pull are not formatted properly, something like this..

djp979_0-1687467579903.png

Ideally, I'd like to move data from row 7 to 11 to new columns, then remove first row to look like this..

djp979_1-1687467719283.png

Is there a way to do this?

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vanessafvg
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can you share some data in text format?





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a,b,c,d,e
,first,second,third,fourth
L,8,-2,4,6
C,9,-4,2,7
R,7,-5,3,7
,,,,
a2,b2,c2,d2
,first(2),second(2),third(2)
L,4,-3,5
C,7,0,3
R,2,-1,3

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