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Anonymous
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Like function in DAX

Hey guys, 

 

What is the equavalent of 'like' function of SQL in Power BI DAX. 

 

My USER ID data item sometimes contains more/less than 8 digits, but I want to get just the list of the ones that have 8 digits. 

 

Which function can help me with that?

 

Thanks, 

Sona

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amitchandak
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@Anonymous , You can refer to these three

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/containsstring-function-dax

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/search-function-dax

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/find-function-dax

 

For just 8 digits you can use len

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/len-function-dax

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amitchandak
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Super User

@Anonymous , You can refer to these three

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/containsstring-function-dax

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/search-function-dax

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/find-function-dax

 

For just 8 digits you can use len

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/len-function-dax

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Anonymous
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Hey @amitchandak , 

 

Containsstring function helped me with the issue. 

 

Thanks, 

Sona

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