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Anonymous
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8 years ago
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Blanks in Conditional Column

Hi,

 

I have blanks in my column in the query and I am trying top use it in a conditional column.

 

What would the test be, it is not null as there is not a null in the column only a blank cell.

 

Thanks

 

C

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  • v-chuncz-msft's avatar
    v-chuncz-msft
    Community Support

    Anonymous,

     

    You may use code below.

    if Text.Trim([Column1]) = "" then
    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
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      Thanks Sam, will try that. outr of curiosity how would you reference th blank cell when using the conditgional column wizrd in Power Query

      • Adaric's avatar
        Adaric
        Microsoft Employee

        I'm interested in how to do this via the Wizard as well

  • Here's what you can do:

     

    Create a "Custom column" where custom colum formula =""

     

    Then, reference the newly created, totally blank column in your conditional column setup and "Voila!"

     

    Hope this helps!

     

    Namaste.


    Anonymous wrote:

    Hi,

     

    I have blanks in my column in the query and I am trying top use it in a conditional column.

     

    What would the test be, it is not null as there is not a null in the column only a blank cell.

     

    Thank

  • 'null' may not work in the wizard unless the value is missing.  "blank" cells in Excel files may have the apostrophe character -- so use **** ' **** (exclude asterisks/spaces) in the wizard