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convert to date format
Hi, I am getting below error in date column. could you please help to convert to date format (mm/dd/yyyy) "power bi DataFormat.Error: We couldn't parse the input provided as a Date value. Detail...
Hi, Anonymous
column:
Column = IFERROR(FORMAT(('Table'[Column1]-DATE(1899,12,30))+DATE(1899,12,30),"mm/dd/yyyy"),BLANK())measure:
Measure = IFERROR(FORMAT((MAX('Table'[Column1])DATE(1899,12,30))+DATE(1899,12,30),"mm/dd/yyyy"),BLANK())result:
Zerrick
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Thank you zerick.
But requirement is to convert this serial format(44236, 44239) to MM/DD/YYYY in query editor
Suren
Hi, Anonymous
measure
Column =
var _1=([Column1]-DATE(1899,12,30))+DATE(1899,12,30)
return FORMAT(_1,"mm/dd/yyyy")
column
Measure =
var _1=(MAX('Table'[Column1])-DATE(1899,12,30))+DATE(1899,12,30)
return FORMAT(_1,"mm/dd/yyyy")
result:
In power query
let
Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMtY3MtU3MjAyVIrViVYyMTEyNgOzgOJGqOKWSrGxAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Column1 = _t]),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Column1", type text}}),
#"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Custom", each try (Duration.From([Column1]))
otherwise null),
#"Added Custom1" = Table.AddColumn(#"Added Custom", "Custom.1", each try(Date.From([Column1]))
otherwise null),
#"Changed Type1" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Added Custom1",{{"Custom", type duration}}),
#"Added Custom2" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type1", "Custom.2", each #date(1899,12,30)+[Custom]),
#"Merged Columns" = Table.CombineColumns(Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Added Custom2", {{"Custom.1", type text}, {"Custom.2", type text}}, "en-US"),{"Custom.1", "Custom.2"},Combiner.CombineTextByDelimiter("", QuoteStyle.None),"Merged"),
#"Removed Columns1" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Merged Columns",{"Custom", "Column1"}),
#"Changed Type2" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Removed Columns1",{{"Merged", type date}})
in
#"Changed Type2"
Zerrick
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Thank you Zerrick.
Below expression works for me but encounter errors "Cannot convert value '' of type Text to type Number." when column has "" or "N/A". Could you please help me to fix
Column2 =var _1=([Column1]-DATE(1899,12,30))+DATE(1899,12,30)return FORMAT(_1,"mm/dd/yyyy")Hi, Anonymous
column:
Column = IFERROR(FORMAT(('Table'[Column1]-DATE(1899,12,30))+DATE(1899,12,30),"mm/dd/yyyy"),BLANK())measure:
Measure = IFERROR(FORMAT((MAX('Table'[Column1])DATE(1899,12,30))+DATE(1899,12,30),"mm/dd/yyyy"),BLANK())result:
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