# Parsing data presented in the form of a table

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-data-presented-in-the-form-of-a-table/273143
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [May 17, 2021, 8:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-data-presented-in-the-form-of-a-table/273143 "2021-05-17T08:37:41Z")
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#### Post date: [June 16, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-data-presented-in-the-form-of-a-table/273143/5 "2021-06-16T16:43:43Z")

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You would need to use a ruby filter. There is an example [here](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/persist-data-between-log-lines-with-ruby-filter/206068) and another [here](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-handle-metadata-in-file-headers/167544).

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