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ThoSch
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9 years ago
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cut Text with LEFT and FIND

Hi,   i need to cut die the domain from an e-mail columns, i tryed the command:   Domain1 = LEFT(Tabelle1[Column1];FIND("@";Tabelle1[Column1]-1))         And iam wondering that i h...
  • donsvensen's avatar
    donsvensen
    9 years ago

    Hi,

     

    You can do this so much easier via the Query Editor and use the split column transformation and split by @

     

     

     

     

    BR

    Erik

  • PavelR's avatar
    PavelR
    9 years ago

    ThoSch then you can use the last parameter of FIND function - NotFoundValue and set it to 1. If you want blank, when there is no @ in email. If you want the text, then insert IF function as well.

     

    Regars.

    Pavel

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PavelR
Solution Specialist
9 years ago

Hi ThoSch. Subtracting by 1 should be after FIND function. DAX should be as:

 

Domain1 = LEFT(Tabelle1[Column1];FIND("@";Tabelle1[Column1])-1)

Regards.

Pavel 

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ThoSch
Regular Visitor
9 years ago

thanks, that solved one problem, but if there is empty field, i have the other error.

 

  • PavelR's avatar
    PavelR
    Solution Specialist
    9 years ago

    ThoSch then you can use the last parameter of FIND function - NotFoundValue and set it to 1. If you want blank, when there is no @ in email. If you want the text, then insert IF function as well.

     

    Regars.

    Pavel