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Query Editor - Replacing values in text string

1up — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 07:56:24 GMT

Hello, I am trying to replace a text substring in a column, ideally directly in the Query Editor.

Let's call the column 'YearMonth', fields look like this: "202001", "201912", etc.

I'd like to replace the two last positions of the text strings where "01" should become "Jan", "02" become "Feb", "03" become "Mar" etc. I tried to do so with the "right"-function in combination with an if-statement. PowerBi prompts an error message for the if-statement not being allowed.

Any help would be appreciated. In the meantime I did a manual work-around in the source file, however would like to skip that step for the future.

Re: Query Editor - Replacing values in text string

az38 — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 08:17:51 GMT

Hi 1up

try this monster custom column

= Text.Combine({Text.Range([Date],0,4),Text.Range(Date.MonthName(#date(Number.FromText(Text.Range([Date],0,4)),Number.FromText(Text.Range([Date],4,2)),1)),0,3)})

but be sure that [Date] column has a Text format before add new column step

Re: Query Editor - Replacing values in text string

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:04:38 GMT

Hi 1up

Create custome column

=Text.Combine({Text.Middle(Text.From([YearMonth]),0,4),Text.Middle(Date.MonthName(#date(2020,Number.FromText(Text.Middle(Text.From([YearMonth]),4,2)),01)),0,3)})

YearMonth column is of Int.

Thanks & regards,
Pravin Wattamwar
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Re: Query Editor - Replacing values in text string

1up — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 16:03:13 GMT

Thanks a kudos for the help.

Re: Query Editor - Replacing values in text string

1up — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 16:03:54 GMT

Thank you for the support and quick reply, Pravin.