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M_SBS_6
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PDF date import

‎08-13-2024 03:35 AM

Hi, I am importing a PDF into Power BI and the date column is showing as ABC123 and formatted as 7/31/2024. 

 

I have tried to convert this to a date but it errors: 

Dateformat.error. we couldn't parse the input provided as a date value. Details: 7/31/2024

 

Is there anything I can do to make this a date and format this as dd/mm/yyyy? 

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‎08-13-2024 03:51 AM

hi @M_SBS_6 ,

 

The date using the US culture  so you need to specfy the culture when changing the data type. You can change the format after loading it to the model.

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‎08-13-2024 03:51 AM

hi @M_SBS_6 ,

 

The date using the US culture  so you need to specfy the culture when changing the data type. You can change the format after loading it to the model.

danextian_0-1723546247330.png

 





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