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Anonymous
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Extract first n characters if only contains numeric value

There are values in my column that are both numeric and alphabetical. If the first 4 characters are numbers, I must separate them. If not, I must leave the value alone.

Please consider the following, for instance:

 

1111 Grape Grape
9999 Apple Apple
8888 18 Mango  18 Mango
7777 Orange 10  Orange 10
Strawberry Fruit    Strawberry Fruit

Please advise?

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Jihwan_Kim
Super User
Super User

Hi,

Please check the below picture and the attached pbix file.

It is for creating a calculated column.

 

Jihwan_Kim_0-1673880573565.png

 

 

Expected result CC =
VAR _length =
    LEN ( Data[Column A] )
RETURN
    IF (
        NOT ISERROR ( INT ( LEFT ( Data[Column A], 4 ) ) ),
        RIGHT ( Data[Column A], _length - 5 ),
        Data[Column A]
    )

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Jihwan_Kim
Super User
Super User

Hi,

Please check the below picture and the attached pbix file.

It is for creating a calculated column.

 

Jihwan_Kim_0-1673880573565.png

 

 

Expected result CC =
VAR _length =
    LEN ( Data[Column A] )
RETURN
    IF (
        NOT ISERROR ( INT ( LEFT ( Data[Column A], 4 ) ) ),
        RIGHT ( Data[Column A], _length - 5 ),
        Data[Column A]
    )

If this post helps, then please consider accepting it as the solution to help other members find it faster, and give a big thumbs up.


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Schedule a meeting with me to discuss further by clicking here.

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