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mcflurry
Helper I
5 years ago
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Insert multiple characters to string

Hi,   I'm trying to insert a few "dots" symbol to a column with a custom column, but i can only get one characte, this worksr:   CustomColumn =Text.Insert(Text.From([Column]),2,".")   What if ...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Hi mcflurry 

    Add a custom column like :

    Column=Text.Insert(Text.Insert([Column1],4,"."),7,".")

    And the effect is as shown:

     

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HashamNiaz
Solution Sage
5 years ago

Hi !

You should use the following Power Query (M) code to do your transformation for Custom column;

 

Text.Insert(Text.Insert(Text.Insert([Column1],2,"."),5,"."),8,".")

 

Replace Character

First replacement will be done on 2nd position, now your string has one more character in it, so to replace 4th character in orginal string you need to replace 5th position and similary for 6th caharacter in orignal string you need to replace 8th position

 

Regards,

Hasham