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struggle
Helper II
1 year agoCreating custom columns keeps returning a structured Table column
For example, since Power Query isn't able to autoconvert the column Date, which is in yyyymmdd format, into date format, I've been trying to convert it using different custom column calculations, but...
- 1 year ago
If you are using the UI to add a column you do not need to write "Table.AddColumn". You would only need to write everything you have after the 'each'
jgeddes
Super User
1 year agoPower Query will convert that date column to a date format if you specify the culture it needs.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-ie/powerquery-m/date-from
The Date.From and Date.FromText functions both have that ability.
- struggle1 year ago
Helper II
My default is en-US, though - I don't see how specifying en-US would change that, or what culture I would have to specify othrewise. My main is that the output comes as links to a separate Table.
- jgeddes1 year ago
Super User
What code are you writing to add your column that results in a table?