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Power query - concatenate text columns
Hi,
I need to combine two text columns. I've tried it in the custom column with the & Formuala, but I get an error.
= Table.AddColumn(#"Geänderter Typ", "Text.Combine", each [FCURR]&[Period])
Anyone has an idea how i can solve it?
thanks in advance,
regards
is [FCURR] and [Period] of type Text? What is the error you get?
Also, where is your function Text.Combine( )? It looks like you've just joined with '&' which should give you something like:
[Column1]&[Column2] outputs 'helloworld'
Text.Combine({[Column1],[Column2]}," " ) outputs 'hello world'
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is [FCURR] and [Period] of type Text? What is the error you get?
Also, where is your function Text.Combine( )? It looks like you've just joined with '&' which should give you something like:
[Column1]&[Column2] outputs 'helloworld'
Text.Combine({[Column1],[Column2]}," " ) outputs 'hello world'thanks for your fast reply....with two text columns it worked now :-)
=Text.Combine({[FCURR],[TCURR]}," " )
The trick when concatenating values is to make sure they are of the Text sort.
So either:
- Make sure the entire column is text
- Use a function that transforms the value to text during the evaluation.
I think anyone struggling with this may enjoy this article:
https://gorilla.bi/power-query/concatenate-values/
Also take into account that referencing null values may result in different values.
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