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7 years ago
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Converting Longitude to Decimal data type

Hi there   I am importing some longitude and latitude values from a text file. I need to store these as numbers.   So my one longitude value is -2.511761 When I try to convert it to a decimal i...
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    TomMartens
    7 years ago

    Hey,

     

    check the "Regional Settings" of the current Power BI file:

    It's likely, that your seetings do not match the character that is used in your text file.

     

    Hopefully this provides some additional insights.

     

    Regards,

    Tom

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TomMartens
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7 years ago

Hey,

 

check the "Regional Settings" of the current Power BI file:

It's likely, that your seetings do not match the character that is used in your text file.

 

Hopefully this provides some additional insights.

 

Regards,

Tom