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Column in xml format convert it to readable format.
Hello All,
I am extracting the data from SQL DB, one of the column of the table contents data in below (As it) format.
Kindly guide, how can I achieve (To Be) format.
| As is | To Be | |
| Comment 1 | Comment 1 | |
| <div class="ExternalClass81BC5B248F2E4A09BB29988B0773CC3D"><br>Hello Team,Testing the property,from IT Depart<br><strong>(Approved on 26/03/2023 17:54)<br><span>Please proceedGet Outlook for iOS</span></strong><br></div> | Hello Team,Testing the property,from IT Depart (Approved on 26/03/2023 17:54) Please proceedGet Outlook for iOS | |
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Thanks in advance.
Hi Blue_BIGuy ,
Here is a handy M Function for stripping all the HTML tags:
let func = (HTML) => let Check = if Value.Is(Value.FromText(HTML), type text) then HTML else "", Source = Text.From(Check), SplitAny = Text.SplitAny(Source,"<>"), ListAlternate = List.Alternate(SplitAny,1,1,1), ListSelect = List.Select(ListAlternate, each _<>""), TextCombine = Text.Combine(ListSelect, "") in TextCombine, documentation = [ Documentation.Name = " Text.RemoveHtmlTags" , Documentation.Description = "Remove Html Tags" , Documentation.LongDescription = " Removes all Html tags from a text" , Documentation.Category = " Text.Modification" , Documentation.Source = " Inspired by a solution from Bill Szysz" , Documentation.Author = " Imke Feldmann: www.TheBIccountant.com & Mike Carlo: PowerBI.Tips" , Documentation.Examples = {[ Description = "Function that enables one to pass in a column that has HTML tags." , Code = "<div>my bit of text</div>" , Result = "my bit of text " ]}] in Value.ReplaceType(func, Value.ReplaceMetadata(Value.Type(func), documentation))Please try to create a new blank query and paste the above code into the advanced editor:
Then you can use this function directly:
Final output:
Best Regards,
Jianbo Li
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Hi Blue_BIGuy ,
Here is a handy M Function for stripping all the HTML tags:
let func = (HTML) => let Check = if Value.Is(Value.FromText(HTML), type text) then HTML else "", Source = Text.From(Check), SplitAny = Text.SplitAny(Source,"<>"), ListAlternate = List.Alternate(SplitAny,1,1,1), ListSelect = List.Select(ListAlternate, each _<>""), TextCombine = Text.Combine(ListSelect, "") in TextCombine, documentation = [ Documentation.Name = " Text.RemoveHtmlTags" , Documentation.Description = "Remove Html Tags" , Documentation.LongDescription = " Removes all Html tags from a text" , Documentation.Category = " Text.Modification" , Documentation.Source = " Inspired by a solution from Bill Szysz" , Documentation.Author = " Imke Feldmann: www.TheBIccountant.com & Mike Carlo: PowerBI.Tips" , Documentation.Examples = {[ Description = "Function that enables one to pass in a column that has HTML tags." , Code = "<div>my bit of text</div>" , Result = "my bit of text " ]}] in Value.ReplaceType(func, Value.ReplaceMetadata(Value.Type(func), documentation))Please try to create a new blank query and paste the above code into the advanced editor:
Then you can use this function directly:
Final output:
Best Regards,
Jianbo Li
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
- Blue_BIGuyFrequent Visitor
Thanks v-jianboli-msft