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Hello everyone,
How can I fix this error:
Expression.Error: We cannot apply operator - to types Date and Number.
Details:
Operator=-
Left=20/04/2022
Right=1
I'd like to substract 1 from the date.
Thank you
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Hi @FranckGbadamass ,
You might wanna consider this M Power Query:
Date.AddDays ( [Merged.1], -1 )
Does this help?
/Tom
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Hi @FranckGbadamass ,
I may have reproduced your wrong scenario.
You should use Date.ToText() and Number.ToText().
Best Regards,
Stephen Tao
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Hi @FranckGbadamass ,
You might wanna consider this M Power Query:
Date.AddDays ( [Merged.1], -1 )
Does this help?
/Tom
https://www.tackytech.blog/
https://www.instagram.com/tackytechtom/
| Did I answer your question❓➡️ Please, mark my post as a solution ✔️ |
| Also happily accepting Kudos 🙂 |
| Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn! | |
| #proudtobeasuperuser | |
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