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Need to convert text to date

Hi,

 

I have a text field with the following

 

August 3, 2018 10:58 AM

 

I need to convert it to a date function. so it reads 03/08/2018

 

 

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Interkoubess
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Solution Sage

Hi @Anonymous,

 

Didi you try in M with the date function ? Or in Dax the Format function 

 

Something like this ( where Date is my text column 😞

 

= Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Date", type date}})

Please if it does not work let us know I will try another approach.

 

Ninter

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Interkoubess
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hi @Anonymous,

 

Didi you try in M with the date function ? Or in Dax the Format function 

 

Something like this ( where Date is my text column 😞

 

= Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Date", type date}})

Please if it does not work let us know I will try another approach.

 

Ninter

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