When should the regular expression mode of Field Extractor (FX) be used? (select all that apply)

The correct answer is C. For data with multiple, different characters separating fields. D. For unstructured data.. The regular expression mode of Field Extractor (FX) should be used for data with multiple, different characters separating fields or for unstructured data. The regular expression mode allows you to select a sample event and highlight the fields that you want to extract, and the f

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AFor data cleanly separated by a space, a comma, or a pipe character.
BFor data in a CSV (comma-separated value) file.
CFor data with multiple, different characters separating fields.
DFor unstructured data.

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The regular expression mode of Field Extractor (FX) should be used for data with multiple, different characters separating fields or for unstructured data. The regular expression mode allows you to select a sample event and highlight the fields that you want to extract, and the field extractor generates a regular expression that matches similar events and extracts the fields from

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