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Lyle
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Date Format Change

Hi Community

 

I'm trying to change the date format for the 2nd column but it shows "Error"

 

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The information is coming from the database

Please help me understand why and the way forward

Thank you

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Vijay_A_Verma
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First use the below formula to extract date in a custom column and then convert the new column to date

= Date.From(Text.Start([DateField],10))

Replace DateField with your column name

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Lyle
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Thank you @Vijay_A_Verma ! Working perfectly

Vijay_A_Verma
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First use the below formula to extract date in a custom column and then convert the new column to date

= Date.From(Text.Start([DateField],10))

Replace DateField with your column name

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