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Extract first name and Last name from email ID

Hi ,

 

How do I extract First name and last name from the email Id below mentioned into one column.

 

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mahoneypat
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You can make a custom column in the query editor like this:

 

=Text.BetweenDelimiters(Text.AfterDelimiter([emailcolumn], "|"), "|", "@"))

 

If this works for you, please mark it as the solution.  Kudos are appreciated too.  Please let me know if not.

Regards,

Pat





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mahoneypat
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Microsoft Employee

You can make a custom column in the query editor like this:

 

=Text.BetweenDelimiters(Text.AfterDelimiter([emailcolumn], "|"), "|", "@"))

 

If this works for you, please mark it as the solution.  Kudos are appreciated too.  Please let me know if not.

Regards,

Pat





Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution! Kudos are also appreciated!

To learn more about Power BI, follow me on Twitter or subscribe on YouTube.


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