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gargra
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Converting from Hex value to UTF8

Hi all,

 

I am currently using the Power BI Desktop version, and trying to convert a column that contains values in Hex format to a simple string (UTF8). Is there a common easily available function that I could use to make this work.

 

Thanks,

Rahul

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v-yulgu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @gargra,

 

There is no direct function that can convert Hex value to decimal format. Please refer to below links to create custom function.

Power Query: Using Recursion to Solve Hex to Decimal Conversion

Power Query – Converting a hexadecimal number to decimal

 

Best regards,

Yuliana Gu

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Thanks for your reply @v-yulgu-msft

 

Is there another custom function that i can use to convert the hex to a string format?

Hi @gargra,

 

What do you mean convert Hex to string? Can you show us some examples?

 

Regards,

Yuliana Gu

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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