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Damian89
New Member
5 years ago
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Replace numeric values with NULL in power query

Hi all,

 

I'd like to ged rid of all numbers from cells in the table1 as shown below.

For now i have something like this, but i think there is better way to do it 😁

 

 

    #"Replaced Value" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Filtered Rows1","1","",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"table1"}), 

    #"Replaced Value2" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Replaced Value","2","",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"table1"}), 

    #"Replaced Value3" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Replaced Value2","3","",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"table1"}), 

    #"Replaced Value4" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Replaced Value3","4","",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"table1"}), 

    #"Replaced Value5" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Replaced Value4","5","",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"table1"}), 

    #"Replaced Value6" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Replaced Value5","6","",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"table1"}), 

    #"Replaced Value7" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Replaced Value6","7","",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"table1"}), 

    #"Replaced Value8" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Replaced Value7","8","",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"table1"}), 

    #"Replaced Value9" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Replaced Value8","9","",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"table1"}), 

    #"Replaced Value0" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Replaced Value9","0","",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"table1"}) 

in 

    #"Replaced Value0"

 

 

Any suggestions? 

Need Help
  • Jimmy801's avatar
    Jimmy801
    5 years ago

    Hello Damian89 

     

    the simplest way to remove numbers is to use Text.Remove and indicating 0 - 9 in the second parameter

    Text.Remove(text,{"0".."9"})

    Here a complete example where I included this function into a Table.TranformColumns. You can also create a new column.

    let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("Pcy7CQAhEATQVpaNjY792IsYCLqBXiZcaTZgY6cGZjOPYULAOXrLVh2knm2OxkKQNr5LiTC6gMIkJPDsSU+WD+7ivedbipUPllxQPVFVmfn8Y4w/", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Table1 = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Table1", type text}}),
    GetRidOfNumber = Table.TransformColumns
    (
        #"Changed Type",
        {
            {
                "Table1",
                (text)=> Text.Remove(text,{"0".."9"})
            }
        }
    )
in
    GetRidOfNumber

     

    Copy paste this code to the advanced editor in a new blank query to see how the solution works.

    If this post helps or solves your problem, please mark it as solution (to help other users find useful content and to acknowledge the work of users that helped you)
    Kudoes are nice too

    Have fun

    Jimmy

5 Replies

  • mahoneypat's avatar
    mahoneypat
    Microsoft Employee
    5 years ago

    You can use Text.Select to keep only the characters you want in a custom column in the query editor.

     

    = Text.Select([TextColumn], {"A".."Z", "a..z", ",", "."})

     

    Pat

  • JW_van_Holst's avatar
    JW_van_Holst
    Resolver IV
    5 years ago

    There is:

    Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Custom", each Text.Combine( List.RemoveItems(Text.ToList([Column1]),{"1".."9"})))
    • TimoRiikonen's avatar
      TimoRiikonen
      Advocate V
      2 years ago

      Short sentence and works, but I needed to fix it to this version

       

      = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Column2", each if [Column] = null then [Column] else Text.Combine( List.RemoveItems(Text.ToList([Column]),{"0".."9"})), type text)

       

  • Jimmy801's avatar
    Jimmy801
    Community Champion
    5 years ago

    Hello Damian89 

     

    the simplest way to remove numbers is to use Text.Remove and indicating 0 - 9 in the second parameter

    Text.Remove(text,{"0".."9"})

    Here a complete example where I included this function into a Table.TranformColumns. You can also create a new column.

    let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("Pcy7CQAhEATQVpaNjY792IsYCLqBXiZcaTZgY6cGZjOPYULAOXrLVh2knm2OxkKQNr5LiTC6gMIkJPDsSU+WD+7ivedbipUPllxQPVFVmfn8Y4w/", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Table1 = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Table1", type text}}),
    GetRidOfNumber = Table.TransformColumns
    (
        #"Changed Type",
        {
            {
                "Table1",
                (text)=> Text.Remove(text,{"0".."9"})
            }
        }
    )
in
    GetRidOfNumber

     

    Copy paste this code to the advanced editor in a new blank query to see how the solution works.

    If this post helps or solves your problem, please mark it as solution (to help other users find useful content and to acknowledge the work of users that helped you)
    Kudoes are nice too

    Have fun

    Jimmy