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I have a column with various string text. My target is to extract a very specific portion of the text from the string. Please see screenshot below.
| Existing Column | Desired Column |
| FS-180604031(M10372No Charge), FS-170718047(M10372Charge), FS-170718047(M10372Preventative Maint), FS-170426043(M10372Sales Support), | No Charge, Charge, Preventative Maint, Sales Support |
| *FS-170815075(M124Prev Maint - New Machine Sale), FS-170613036(M124Installation (New)), | Prev Maint - New Machine Sale, Installation (New) |
I have tried to extract by delimiter but for some reason, the output would only provide 1 of the target items and drop off all the others. I have also tried to extract by the number of characters but there are different numbers of characters.
Any guidance as to how you would approach this will be greatly appreicated!
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Hi @Anonymous
You may use Split column function. Below is the document about Text Extraction for your reference. Attached the sample file.
https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/5564/text-extraction-using-the-m-language-with-power-bi/
Regards,
Cherie
Hi @Anonymous
Could you tell me if your problem has been solved? If it is,kindly mark the helpful answer as a solution and welcome to share your own solution. More people will benefit from here.
Regards,
Cherie
Hi @Anonymous
You may use Split column function. Below is the document about Text Extraction for your reference. Attached the sample file.
https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/5564/text-extraction-using-the-m-language-with-power-bi/
Regards,
Cherie
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