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Syndicate_Admin
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Error converting text to decimal number

Hello

I need urgent help, I am important data from an excel which has a column of monetary value, when importing it in power query it recognizes me as text, but when converting it I run the decimal point, for example from 0.27 to 27 or 8.20 UN 820

As text

Raul_Bi_0-1661538178214.png

In decimal

Raul_Bi_1-1661538230504.png

I already tried changing the format of the data in the excel, such as currency, numeric, general and nothing works for me.

Thanks a lot

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rsbin
Super User
Super User

@Syndicate_Admin ,

In Power Query, try as a first step, use Replace Values to change the "," with a period "."

Then you should be able to change it to a decimal number properly.

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Syndicate_Admin
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Administrator

Thank you very much, this worked for me

@Syndicate_Admin ,

Glad I could help.  Please don't forget to accept it as a Solution.

Kind Regards,

rsbin
Super User
Super User

@Syndicate_Admin ,

In Power Query, try as a first step, use Replace Values to change the "," with a period "."

Then you should be able to change it to a decimal number properly.

ToddChitt
Super User
Super User

What error are you seeing? Can you supply a sample row that does not convert?




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