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Converting a text string in a columb into numbers

‎09-06-2019 03:32 AM

I whish to convert a column of text into numbers. The text in the column is either <Active>, <Completed> or <Cannceled>. I want <Active> to have the value 1, <Completed> to have the value 2 and so on.

 

In advance, thank you! 

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‎09-06-2019 05:14 AM

StatusCode =
SWITCH ( Test[Status],

                       "Active", 1,

                      "Canceled", 2,

                      "Completed", 3

               )

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‎09-06-2019 05:14 AM

StatusCode =
SWITCH ( Test[Status],

                       "Active", 1,

                      "Canceled", 2,

                      "Completed", 3

               )

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