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Column with text and numbers
I have a column formated as text with 2 types of data. 1) 12345 and 2) AB123. Now I am looking for a way to have in another column the Values of 1 as values and the first 2 letters of 2 as text. It is needed to make a connection to another table in which the values and the letters are connected to cities.
An idea is welcome.
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Hi Anonymous
If i understand you correct, you want
column -> column1 column2
12345 12345 AB
AB123
If so, in Edit queries,
1. add two column
2.Replace errors with null
3.add conditional column
4.Fill down for "Custom" column
5.Filter Rows which is null for 'Custom.1"
6. remove columns
Then Whole code in Advanced editor
let Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMjQyNjFVitWJVnJ0ArLBLEMjE1MzMMvZBchWio0FAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [column = _t]), #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"column", type text}}), #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Custom", each Number.FromText([column])), #"Inserted First Characters" = Table.AddColumn(#"Added Custom", "First Characters", each Text.Start([column], 2), type text), #"Replaced Errors" = Table.ReplaceErrorValues(#"Inserted First Characters", {{"Custom", null}}), #"Added Conditional Column" = Table.AddColumn(#"Replaced Errors", "Custom.1", each if [Custom] = null then 1 else null), #"Filled Down" = Table.FillDown(#"Added Conditional Column",{"Custom"}), #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Filled Down", each [Custom.1] <> null and [Custom.1] <> ""), #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Filtered Rows",{"column", "Custom.1"}) in #"Removed Columns"Best Regards
MaggieCommunity Support Team _ Maggie Li
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