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hood2media
Resolver I
Resolver I

power query | remove special characters

hi,

ref sample file here.

i'd appreciate any help to remove the special characters (emojis) that appear in multiple locations in the sample file - using power query preferably.

tks & krgds, -nik

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JorgePinho
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hello @hood2media !

 

I archieved it adding the following line on Advanced Editor:

JorgePinho_0-1670839098931.png

#"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Custom", each Text.Select([Column1],{"a".."z","A".."Z","0".."9"," ", "?"}))

JorgePinho_1-1670839119669.png

 

 

 

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JorgePinho
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hello @hood2media !

 

I archieved it adding the following line on Advanced Editor:

JorgePinho_0-1670839098931.png

#"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Custom", each Text.Select([Column1],{"a".."z","A".."Z","0".."9"," ", "?"}))

JorgePinho_1-1670839119669.png

 

 

 

many tks, @JorgePinho.
krgds, nik

 

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