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M Query IF statement error

Am trying to do the following in m query but am getting an error any help would be great;

 

if [Product] = "15679" and [Region] = "South" or "North" or "West" then 1 else 0

 

Error i recieve is the following;

 

Expression.Error: We cannot convert the value "West" to type Logical. 

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PhilipTreacy
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Hi @Anonymous 

Try this

 

 

if [Product] = "15679" and ([Region] = "South" or  [Region] =  "North" or  [Region] = "West") then 1 else 0

 

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amitchandak
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@Anonymous , Try something like this

if [Product] = "15679" and ([Region] = "South" or [Region] = "North" or [Region] = "West" ) then 1 else 0

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PhilipTreacy
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Hi @Anonymous 

Try this

 

 

if [Product] = "15679" and ([Region] = "South" or  [Region] =  "North" or  [Region] = "West") then 1 else 0

 

Phil


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