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francoisl
Helper II
6 years ago
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splitting url data

HI all, 

 

I have seen a lot of answers for similar issue but nothing like I am expecting. 

I have a URL and I need to decipher data from that url. 

 

Here is the search part of a sample of the url. 

 

searchType=Wheels&years=1985&makes=1985_Chevrolet&model=1985_Chevrolet_Camaro&submodel=1985_Chevrolet_Camaro_Berlinetta

 

I want to create one column for the Search Type, one columns for years..... 

 

Is there a way to split this easily like a function that you would pass the url and the argument that would return the value??

ex : geturlvalue (url, 'SearchType') returning 'Wheels'

 

Just a thought.  either in M or Dax. 

 

F

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    6 years ago

    Hi francoisl ,
    You can try using following custom function code on 'query edit' side to look up specific text:

    let
    LookupValue=(sample as text,search as text) =>
    let
        Source= List.Transform(Text.Split(sample,"&"), each [Key = Text.Split(_,"="){0}, Value = Text.Split(_,"="){1}]),
        Result= List.Transform(List.Select(Source, each Record.Field(_,"Key")=search), each Record.Field(_,"Value")){0}
    in
        Result
in
    LookupValue

    Notice: If your result contains multiple results, please remove the bold part {0} to get full search result list.
    Regards,
    Xiaoxin Sheng

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    6 years ago

    Hi francoisl ,
    You can try using following custom function code on 'query edit' side to look up specific text:

    let
    LookupValue=(sample as text,search as text) =>
    let
        Source= List.Transform(Text.Split(sample,"&"), each [Key = Text.Split(_,"="){0}, Value = Text.Split(_,"="){1}]),
        Result= List.Transform(List.Select(Source, each Record.Field(_,"Key")=search), each Record.Field(_,"Value")){0}
    in
        Result
in
    LookupValue

    Notice: If your result contains multiple results, please remove the bold part {0} to get full search result list.
    Regards,
    Xiaoxin Sheng

    • francoisl's avatar
      francoisl
      Helper II
      6 years ago

      Hi, 

       

      Excellent solution, I think you need a different mindset to chop down text like this. 

      In fact, both solutions were good but M is better than DAX since I merged data  from different sources. 

       

      Many thanks 

       

      Francois

  • mauriciosotero's avatar
    mauriciosotero
    Resolver III
    6 years ago

    Hi,

     

    Check if this solution for a calculated column (Model example) will help you:

     

    Model = 
Var ParameterFind = "model" & "="
Var StartPosition = FIND(ParameterFind,'Table'[URL]) + +LEN(ParameterFind)
Var NumberCharacteres = FIND("&",'Table'[URL],StartPosition,LEN('Table'[URL])+1) - StartPosition

RETURN
MID('Table'[URL], StartPosition, NumberCharacteres)

     

    If it helps, pls mark this post as a solution and give a kudo. Thanks