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Remove word(s) from a string
I have a column where some entries contain the phrase 'Automatic reply: ' at the beginning of the text string. I want to remove the 'Automatic reply:' from the beginning but keep the rest of the text following this phrase.
I have tried the following formula but run into a problem as the phrase I am trying to remove is two words with a space between.
= Table.AddColumn(#"Added Custom2", "AutoReply", each Text.Combine(List.Select(Text.Split([Custom3]," "), each not(Text.Contains(_,"Automatic")))," "))
Any help would be great thanks
TG_12 maybe add a column using the following M code, assuming you want to remove "Automatic Reply:" or you can also use replace to replace automatic reply with blank string.
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TG_12 maybe add a column using the following M code, assuming you want to remove "Automatic Reply:" or you can also use replace to replace automatic reply with blank string.
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Thanks for this solution. I couldnt see any M code in your reply (Maybe just forget to add it) but your reccomendation of using the replace function has worked fine. Thank you!
Use the ":" as a delimeter and split the column in Power Query. Then just delete the column that has the automatic reply portion.
