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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!!
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Basically it count the space but it works.

Thank you @Samarth_18 

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