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nirvana_moksh
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Effective way to remove inner spaces in columns

Hello All,

 

I was wondering how do you handle removing of inner spaces in a column which has values like:

 

USA; CHICAGO

USA:  CHICAGO

USA:     CHICAGO

 

 

In M I did a Text.Split on space and then Text.Combine, but just thinking if that is effective and the best way to handle this situation or not?

 

 

Thank You

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Greg_Deckler
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    #"Replaced Value" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Changed Type"," ","",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"Country"})


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@nirvana_moksh,

 

Yes, see code below.

Column =
SUBSTITUTE ( Table1[Column1], " ", "" )
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v-chuncz-msft
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@nirvana_moksh,

 

By the way, you may also use SUBSTITUTE in DAX.

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@v-chuncz-msft - will this handle multiple space issues? Like sometimes its a double space, or three spaces or more?

@nirvana_moksh,

 

Yes, see code below.

Column =
SUBSTITUTE ( Table1[Column1], " ", "" )
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Greg_Deckler
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    #"Replaced Value" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Changed Type"," ","",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"Country"})


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