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dirkkoch
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5 years ago
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Extract number with 10 digits from text column

Dear all,   I am struggling to find a way to extract a number from a text column in PBI. It is a consecutive number which always starts with 2700... and has 10 digits (eg. 2700102524 as shown in S...
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  • Greg_Deckler's avatar
    Greg_Deckler
    5 years ago

    dirkkoch You should be able to do this:

    Column =
  VAR __search = SEARCH("2700",[POT1X],0)
RETURN
  IF(__search=0,BLANK(),MID([POT1X],__search,10))

     

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Greg_Deckler
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5 years ago

dirkkoch You should be able to do this:

Column =
  VAR __search = SEARCH("2700",[POT1X],0)
RETURN
  IF(__search=0,BLANK(),MID([POT1X],__search,10))

 

  • dirkkoch's avatar
    dirkkoch
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    5 years ago

    Greg_Deckler thanks for the quick support