# Extracting data **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [July 1, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extracting-data/12590 "2013-07-01T01:45:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Neal\_Ang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e495f1/32.png) [@Neal\_Ang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Neal_Ang)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extracting-data/12590/1 "2013-07-01T01:45:36Z")
Hi all, I'm new to ElasticSearch and attempting to come up with a POC; A question: how can I extract some data from a field and save it into another field for analysing? Can this be done? for eg. How can I extract the name 'John Doe' from a content field 'John Doe is the founder of JohnDoe Pte. Ltd. At the age of 12 he built his own computer.' Any comments are greatly appreciated Rgds Neal -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![AnthonyNystrom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/anthonynystrom/32/1066_2.png) [@AnthonyNystrom](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AnthonyNystrom)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 2:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extracting-data/12590/2 "2013-07-01T02:25:16Z")
You could something like: assuming you need to query and move through any records and such... [http://intridea.github.io/surfiki-refine-elasticsearch/](http://intridea.github.io/surfiki-refine-elasticsearch/) > On Jun 30, 2013, at 8:45 PM, Neal Ang [cyph3rd@gmail.com](mailto:cyph3rd@gmail.com) wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm new to Elasticsearch and attempting to come up with a POC; A question: how can I extract some data from a field and save it into another field for analysing? Can this be done? > > for eg. How can I extract the name 'John Doe' from a content field 'John Doe is the founder of JohnDoe Pte. Ltd. At the age of 12 he built his own computer.' > > Any comments are greatly appreciated > > Rgds > Neal > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extracting-data/12590/3 "2017-07-06T02:28:52Z")