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Extract Using Any Non-Number As Delimiter
Hi. I am trying to extract numbers that only exist before any characters occur in the string. Once ANY characters start, that will be the end of the number. The trick here is that somtimes there are also numbers after the characters I want to use as a delimiter and should be ignored, so I simply can't use the function to extract all numbers. If there are no numbers before characters start, it would default to 1. Below are some examples:
| Source | Extracted |
| 30 | 30 |
| 40A | 40 |
| 12,5CLR | 12 |
| ABC | 1 |
| ABC123 | 1 |
I have attempted to use the Add Column --> Column From Examples function but it seems to revert to a simple "IF this value, THEN that value". Thanks!
- Anonymous5 years ago
= Table.AddColumn(#"Modificato tipo", "Personalizzato", each try Number.From(Splitter.SplitTextByCharacterTransition({"0".."9"}, (c) => c <"0" or c>"9")([Source]){0}) otherwise 1) Anonymous , you need to add a new column this way in your senario,
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- AnonymousNot applicable
= Table.AddColumn(#"previou step", "extract", each try Number.From(Splitter.SplitTextByCharacterTransition({"0".."9"}, (c) => not List.Contains({"0".."9"}, c))([Source]){0}) otherwise 1)- AnonymousNot applicable
= Table.AddColumn(#"Modificato tipo", "Personalizzato", each try Number.From(Splitter.SplitTextByCharacterTransition({"0".."9"}, (c) => c <"0" or c>"9")([Source]){0}) otherwise 1)- AnonymousNot applicable
Hi Anonymous. All values in this column are showing up as 1 with this paritcular code.
- Jimmy801Community Champion
Hello Anonymous
you can use this formula in a new column
let GetNumber= List.FirstN(Text.ToList(_[Source]), (itemlist)=> Value.Is(try Number.From(itemlist) otherwise "text",type number) ) in if List.IsEmpty(GetNumber) then 1 else Number.From(Text.Combine(GetNumber))here a complete example
let Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMjZQitWJVjIxcATThkY6ps4+QWC2o5MzjDY0MlaKjQUA", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Source = _t]), AddColumn = Table.AddColumn ( Source, "Extract", each let GetNumber= List.FirstN(Text.ToList(_[Source]), (itemlist)=> Value.Is(try Number.From(itemlist) otherwise "text",type number) ) in if List.IsEmpty(GetNumber) then 1 else Number.From(Text.Combine(GetNumber)) ) in AddColumnCopy paste this code to the advanced editor in a new blank query to see how the solution works.
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Jimmy - CNENFRNLCommunity Champion
Hi, Anonymous , you might want try a simple solution
let Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMjZQitWJVjIxcATThkY6ps4+QWC2o5MzjDY0MlaKjQUA", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Source = _t]), #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(Source, "Extracted", each let str = List.First(Text.SplitAny([Source],Text.Remove([Source],{"0".."9"}))) in if str="" then 1 else Number.From(str)) in #"Added Custom"- AnonymousNot applicable
Hi CNENFRNL . Thanks for replying. When I create a new column with this code, it looks like my table turns into the exact image you provided. I do not need those exact values as they are examples to show the different scenarios of values I would need to convernt.
- CNENFRNLCommunity Champion
Anonymous , you need to add a new column this way in your senario,