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PowerBI_Noob90
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Combining Text & Date in Power Query

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?

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Anonymous
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Try

 

[Text Column]&" "&Date.ToText([Date Column]))

 

--Nate

BA_Pete
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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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