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Hello,
I want to convert 202104 into a a date format. How do I extract those numbers to make month and year of it?
Thanks.
Best.
Solved! Go to Solution.
Try a new column in M
=#date(Number.FromText(Text.Start([Column],4)) ,Number.FromText(Text.End([Column],2)),1)
Try a new column in M
=#date(Number.FromText(Text.Start([Column],4)) ,Number.FromText(Text.End([Column],2)),1)
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