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Anonymous
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7 years ago
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Capitalize only first word

Hello, 1) In power query (Excel) I am trying to capitalize ONLY the first word for each row in a given column.  I do not want to capitalize every word in the string using Text.Proper . In the power...
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  • Mariusz's avatar
    Mariusz
    7 years ago

    Hi Anonymous 

     

    Please see the M expression for the first part below, just split the column on the first left delimiter and then use Text.Proper next merge this columns back together.

    let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WKi5JLCpRKEmtKFGK1YlWSs1LgXJiAQ==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [label = _t]),
    #"Split Column by Delimiter" = Table.SplitColumn(Source, "label", Splitter.SplitTextByEachDelimiter({" "}, QuoteStyle.Csv, false), {"label.1", "label.2"}),
    #"Changed Type1" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Split Column by Delimiter",{{"label.1", type text}, {"label.2", type text}}),
    #"Capitalized Each Word" = Table.TransformColumns(#"Changed Type1",{{"label.1", Text.Proper, type text}}),
    #"Merged Columns" = Table.CombineColumns(#"Capitalized Each Word",{"label.1", "label.2"},Combiner.CombineTextByDelimiter(" ", QuoteStyle.None),"label")
in
    #"Merged Columns"

    For the second bit, please can you provide bigger data sample?

     

    Best Regards,
    Mariusz

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    Mariusz Repczynski


     

TimoRiikonen's avatar
TimoRiikonen
Advocate V
2 years ago

Here is one line code to capitalize the first letter of a column:

 

= Table.TransformColumns(#"Previous step",{{"Column name", each Text.Upper(Text.At(_,0)) & Text.Range(_, 1, Text.Length(_) - 1), type text}})

 

 

  • alexddc24's avatar
    alexddc24
    Advocate II
    1 year ago

    This is great, thank you.