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Check if column text contains values from another column and return the text
Dear everybody, I have two different sources and i would like to search for the project number from the second source in the account from the first source and return the project in the custom col...
Hi cerebro
Yes, you can use Text.BetweenDelimiters to extract just the 4 digits between the - -
= Text.Select(Text.BetweenDelimiters([Account], "-", "-"), {"0".."9"})Regards
Phil
Hi cerebro ,
Please try like:
= Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "ProjectNumber", each Table.SelectRows(Source2,(x)=>Text.Contains([Account],x[Project]))[Project]{0})
and then repalce error.
Best Regards,
Gao
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thanks a lot, your formula works (but only without the {0}).
I have 200-300 k lines and power query takes a while to finish it, but it works 😊