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Copy numerical values to new column from column that contains mixed numbers and text

Hi,

Started working with power bi not a long time ago, and I'm struggling with the following calculation:

I have a column that contains mixed numbers and text – all values in the column are text.

For example:

col

4

4

3

CDB

2

1

ABC

 

I need to copy the "numerical" values to a new column as numbers.

New_col

4

4

3

-

2

1

-

Unfortunatly In this model I can't use power query. 

Can anyone advise on how to resolve this?
 
Thank you

 

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rbriga
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Refreshing didn't solve it?

Also, for testing, try doing the same outside of Tabular Editor.

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rbriga
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If you have to do this in DAX (calculated column),

Add the column

 =IFERROR(VALUE([A]),BLANK())

Where [A] is the original mixed column.

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Anonymous
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Thank you for you response,
I wrote the query in Tabular editor (calculated column)- > 
IFERROR ( VALUE ( Fact_FormAnswerRows[Selected Answers] ), BLANK () )
And when I checked the results in PB the following error was showcased:

KatyaK_0-1626693539633.png

I'm not sure if there is something not current in my query or is it something else?




rbriga
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Impactful Individual

Refreshing didn't solve it?

Also, for testing, try doing the same outside of Tabular Editor.

-------------------------
Data analyst by day, hockey goalie by night.
Did I help? Then please hit that "kudos" or "accept as a solution" button!
Anonymous
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Thanks!
In the end it worked 🙂

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