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mdrammeh
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9 years ago
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How to Create a Filter To Identify First 3 Text Characters - In Power Query

I have a database with millions of records. Each record is identified by a number and text description. Therefore, I want to create a lookup by the first 3 text characters that begin with "EDT" and r...
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    Datatouille
    9 years ago

    No that is totally fine - we are here to help :)

     

    You forgot the "if" statement !

     

    If you don't want to code manually, have a look at the method Vvelarde suggests above ! It uses simple dropdown lists and you are basically generating (M) code without writing it :)