Convert Special Characters Coma (,) to Point (.)

[Aydeedglz]

I am traying to correct the error where I have ( , and . ) in my colum FC gross amount column. I want to repleace the 

(,) to (.) and disppear the (,) because I need to convert from text to number the column in order to do measures and make my query connect.

I have already tried to replace the (,) to (.) with the replace function but is not working, what can I do??

[speedramps]

You are mixing the formats in the same file.

That was not the original question.

If you raise a new ticket with the correct examples then I will be happy to look at it,

but I have closed this problem becarse the problem as decsribed has been resolved.

I am happy to gve free support but I operate on a one problem per ticket basis.

[speedramps]

In the example you provided the format was

snnpnnncnn   where s is sign and p is period  and c is a comma and n is number
for example -74.505,74

the solution I provide works and I provided an example proving it works, 

You have now change the rules to

sncnnn.nn   

for example -6,570.54

if you are wanting to combine 

snnpnnncnn and sncnnn.nn   in the same file for example

-74.505,74
-6,570.54

then that is a new problem.

please raise new ticket and provide the correct example data next time,

otherwise it wastes your time and my time.

the solution I provide works, I provide an example proving it work, and I will therefore accept the solution

Sorry if that seem harsh but you asked the wrong question but I gave the right answer.

So this problem is closed. Please raise a new ticket wit the correct examples and I will be happy to help.

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[speedramps · Accepted solution]

At the top of your Power Query add these steps

• replace values . with nothing
  
  
• replace values , with .
• change type to fixed deminal number

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[Aydeedglz]

Is not working 

It gives me as a value -657054 

The original value was -6,570.54

So the result should be -6570.54

Only deleating (,) not points (.) because I still have decimal number 

Power BI

Original File (I have correct values like this and incorrect) the files are in a SP, and they are random so I don't want to affect the correct numbers, like this case... Can I only change the errors? 

Correct

Incorrect

Is the same with "Fixed Decimal Number"

[Aydeedglz]

Here is the example to both of them, the data is not separated is in the same column and it keeps growing because daily we update new data

FC gross amount
171,97
21.852,30
-653,00
-678,00
-653,00
-653,00
-678,00
-13.880,00
-0,57
-55.701,02
-87.316,78
-74.505,74
-85.341,27
-2.305,43
-2.022,30
-2.467,21
-2.022,30

FC gross amount
-864
-6,570.54
-2,352.00
-15,679.00
-172.77
-129.35
4,597.90
4,566.16
-256.18
-211.13
-70.15
-3,702.52
-734.73
-456.75
8,036.65

[speedramps]

If you have a column containing numbers as text, for example

123

-123

123,456

-123,456

123,456.78

-123,456.78

then in Power query simply click the coum and  change type to decimal number

If you get an error then that suggests that there are other non numeric characters

please copy and paste examples of the raw data table in the chat ... not a screen print ... so we can check it.

Remember to hide private data.

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[Aydeedglz]

Hi, is still no working because Power BI is converting the (,) to (.) but it doesn't know what to do with the current (.)

FC gross amount
171,97
21.852,30
-653,00
-678,00
-653,00
-653,00
-678,00
-13.880,00
-0,57
-55.701,02
-87.316,78
-74.505,74
-85.341,27
-2.305,43
-2.022,30
-2.467,21
-2.022,30
200,00
10,82
52.757,42
-27.526,39
-140,00
-180,00
-280,00
-480,00
-190,00
-450,00
-320,00
-185,00
-185,00
-185,00
4.174,55
1.701,67
-320,00
360,00
-397,92
-0,76
-0,45
-0,87
-0,87
-0,87