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johunt
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Error in FIND/SEARCH function

I keep getting the following error

The search Text provided to function 'SEARCH' could not be found in the given text.

 

when i put in this formula

UK Region = IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("region",Table1[Region ])),"UK" , "International")

 

I tried the formula in excel and it worked.  Any ideas why it doesn't work in PowerBI?  I also tried adding in the extra part of the SEARCH formula with a ,,0) at the end, but that just overrided the IF function and ended up labelling everything UK whether or not the word Region was in the Region column.   I also tried changing the " for ' and the , for ; but it liked that even less. 

 

Any suggestions as to how to correct the formula would be greatly received.

 

 

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Vvelarde
Community Champion
Community Champion

@johunt

 

Hi, Try with this:

 

UK Region = IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("Region",Table1[Region],,BLANK())),"UK","International")

 

Regards

 

Victor

Lima - Peru




Lima - Peru

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Hasan
Resolver I
Resolver I

Can you change your formula to IF(ISTEXT(SEARCH.........)

UK Region = IF(ISTEXT(SEARCH("Region",Table1[Region ])),"UK", "International")

 

The search Text provided to function 'SEARCH' could not be found in the given text.

 

Hi there

Changed it, but still the same error... pic attached ...

 

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Vvelarde
Community Champion
Community Champion

@johunt

 

Hi, Try with this:

 

UK Region = IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("Region",Table1[Region],,BLANK())),"UK","International")

 

Regards

 

Victor

Lima - Peru




Lima - Peru

Cool; I had the same issue and it works. Thank you!

Fantastic!  That worked!  Thank you so much

@johunt,

 

You could use DAX below as well.

UK Region =
IF ( SEARCH ( "Region", Table1[Region],, 0 ) > 0, "UK", "International" )
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