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CJ_96601
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Extract Data based on requirements

Need help to get the following result based on a given data:

 

 

CodeRequired Result
E1SE1
E2WE2
E3SE3
M2E2
EE.11
EE.22
EE.1111
M11W11

 

Thanks for your help

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Fowmy
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@CJ_96601 

Based on my understanding of the pattern I created a column in Power Query:

if (Text.Start([Code],1) = "E" and Text.Start([Code],2) <> "EE") then "E"&Text.Select([Code],{"0".."9"}) else Text.Select([Code],{"0".."9"})

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Fowmy
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@CJ_96601 

Based on my understanding of the pattern I created a column in Power Query:

if (Text.Start([Code],1) = "E" and Text.Start([Code],2) <> "EE") then "E"&Text.Select([Code],{"0".."9"}) else Text.Select([Code],{"0".."9"})

Fowmy_0-1636289991037.png

 


 

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thanks...it works perfectly well

 

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