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getlean4life
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5 years ago
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Excel Power Query - how to truncate data that is returned date time to just date

Hi - fairly new to using Power Query within Excel ... I am querying a web-based source and it is returning a date_added field with the date and time information ... I only want/need the date info and...
  • ImkeF's avatar
    5 years ago

    In the Transform-Tab, you'll find some options in the "Date"-section that allow to extract just the date.

    If that doesn't work, you can retrieve everything before the "T" with a text-extraction-function:

     

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    getlean4life
    5 years ago

    Thank you - that got me on the right track ... I was able to truncate off the time by going to the Transform-Tab, selecting Date, and then choosing Date Only ... greatly appreciate the assist!