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TaufikMaggangka
Helper II
Helper II

Count specific text in one column with direct query mode

Hi all,

I need help to create measure to count number of specific text that contains in one column, please note that I using direct query mode on connecting to database.

Here my illustration, I named it my table with "CovidSymptomsScreen"

Cough Fever
Loss of smell
Diarrhea fever
Fever
Headache Fever Diarrhea

 

I hope the measure result will count the specific text that contains in a cell, here the illustration result if I create a table vizualisation :

Cough Fever2
Loss of smell1
Diarrhea fever2
Fever1
Headache Fever Diarrhea3

 

I am quite new with power bi, hopefully tutorial dax will shown from expert answer.

Thank you

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Samarth_18
Community Champion
Community Champion

You can create a measure with below code

word_count = 
LEN ( MAX ( 'Table (5)'[Cough Fever] ) )
    - LEN ( SUBSTITUTE ( MAX ( 'Table (5)'[Cough Fever] ), " ", "" ) ) + 1

Samarth_18_0-1626250064324.png

 

Best Regards,
Samarth

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Samarth_18
Community Champion
Community Champion

You can create a measure with below code

word_count = 
LEN ( MAX ( 'Table (5)'[Cough Fever] ) )
    - LEN ( SUBSTITUTE ( MAX ( 'Table (5)'[Cough Fever] ), " ", "" ) ) + 1

Samarth_18_0-1626250064324.png

 

Best Regards,
Samarth

If this post helps, please consider accepting it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Appreciate your Kudos!!
Connect on Linkedin

Basically it count the space but it works.

Thank you @Samarth_18 

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