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Anonymous
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Word Count

‎01-04-2023 02:29 AM

Good Morning

 

Is there a way to complete a word count in a sentance in power bi. There is no specific icon separating the words it can vary as it is a free text field being evaluated so just need a basic word count. The aim will then be to say if less than for example 100 characters this is poor etc..

 

Preferably using DAX

 

Example:
the cow jumped over the moon - would return a count of 6.

 

Thank you

 

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AbbasG
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‎01-04-2023 02:53 AM

@Anonymous not sure about the dax, but it can be done through power query.

 

You can refer to the following video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btl7fecv1RQ

 

I was able get your desired output, hope it helps.

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Pragati11
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‎01-04-2023 02:50 AM

HI @Anonymous ,

 

Check this existing thread on the forum. This might help.

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/How-to-count-number-of-words-in-a-column-and-not-character/...

 

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Anonymous
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‎01-04-2023 02:44 AM

Check this post 
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/DAX-Commands-and-Tips/How-to-count-the-number-of-words-in-a-table/m...

 

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