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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 Fever | 2 |
| Loss of smell | 1 |
| Diarrhea fever | 2 |
| Fever | 1 |
| Headache Fever Diarrhea | 3 |
I am quite new with power bi, hopefully tutorial dax will shown from expert answer.
Thank you
Solved! Go to Solution.
You can create a measure with below code
word_count =
LEN ( MAX ( 'Table (5)'[Cough Fever] ) )
- LEN ( SUBSTITUTE ( MAX ( 'Table (5)'[Cough Fever] ), " ", "" ) ) + 1
Best Regards,
Samarth
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You can create a measure with below code
word_count =
LEN ( MAX ( 'Table (5)'[Cough Fever] ) )
- LEN ( SUBSTITUTE ( MAX ( 'Table (5)'[Cough Fever] ), " ", "" ) ) + 1
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
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