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I'm using Power Query to combine a text column with a date column (I use [Text Column]&" "&[Date Column]) and am getting an error message that says I can't combine & and a column with a date format. Seems straightforward enough but there's another table where I do the exact same thing and it works fine. What are the possible reasons as to why the one works and the other doesn't?
Try
[Text Column]&" "&Date.ToText([Date Column]))
--Nate
Hi @PowerBI_Noob90 ,
I can only assume that in your table where it works, your date is not actually formatted as Date Type.
Use this in a custom column:
[Text Column] & " " & Text.From([Date Column])
Pete
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