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Split decimal number from text
Hi, I have column that have size and I'd like to split the number from the size unit. I can do that easily in Power query using split digit to non-digit. The challenge is with sizes that has dec...
Hi Omega
Place the following M code in a blank query to see the steps:
let Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMjTwdleK1QEy9EyhLGNfHwitZ2EBYsYCAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Size = _t]), #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Size", type text}}), #"Split Column by Character Transition" = Table.SplitColumn(#"Changed Type", "Size", Splitter.SplitTextByCharacterTransition({"0".."9"}, (c) => not List.Contains({"0".."9", "."}, c)), {"Size.1", "Size.2"}) in #"Split Column by Character Transition"Please mark the question solved when done and consider giving a thumbs up if posts are helpful.
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Hi Omega
Place the following M code in a blank query to see the steps:
let
Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMjTwdleK1QEy9EyhLGNfHwitZ2EBYsYCAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Size = _t]),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Size", type text}}),
#"Split Column by Character Transition" = Table.SplitColumn(#"Changed Type", "Size", Splitter.SplitTextByCharacterTransition({"0".."9"}, (c) => not List.Contains({"0".."9", "."}, c)), {"Size.1", "Size.2"})
in
#"Split Column by Character Transition"
Please mark the question solved when done and consider giving a thumbs up if posts are helpful.
Contact me privately for support with any larger-scale BI needs, tutoring, etc.
Cheers
Thanks a lot! Worked as charm 🙂
