Extract decimal number from string/array in a column

[ugoriuko]

 Hello Everyone,

I need help extracting the decimal value(probability) in the colmn below to a new column

Where column is "None", just return "None"

I appreciate your usual assistance.

Thank you

Sample Column Data

material_type1
{Class 3, 0.9217529296875, RVZZWGU-1669262980664066}
{Empty, 0.4757094785391566, RVZZWGU-1669262578881289}
{Class 3, 0.34200205701462766, RVZZWGU-1669261171826787}
{Unknown / Unclear placards, 0.18481799139492755, RVZZWGU-1669260433017770}
{Unknown / Unclear placards, 0.9827880859375, RVZZWGU-1669259748272718}
{Class 9, 0.5, RVZZWGU-1669256108966141}
{Unknown / Unclear placards, 0.33853812839673914, HCNCMWM-1669255650236044}
{Empty, 0.6764705882352942, RVZZWGU-1669253225142617}
{HCNCMWM-1669251655174000, Unknown / Unclear placards, 0.5084709398674242}
{RVZZWGU-1669251514088154, Class 8, 0.9172712053571429}
{HCNCMWM-1669249432480900, Unknown / Unclear placards, 0.7017822265625}
{RVZZWGU-1669249196587855, Unknown / Unclear placards, 0.19899808443509615}
{HCNCMWM-1669246793542171, Empty, 0.3621622721354167}
{HCNCMWM-1669246349577191, Empty, 0.46729600694444445}

None
{HCNCMWM-1669245233625586, Empty, 0.9990234375}
{RVZZWGU-1669244466486794, Class 3, 0.9298074287280702}
{RVZZWGU-1669244313013583, Empty, 0.9373779296875}

None
{RVZZWGU-1669244114042083, Class 8, 0.9987571022727273}
{RVZZWGU-1669243506594807, Class 9, 0.997705078125}
{RVZZWGU-1669243218700840, Empty, 0.99951171875}
{RVZZWGU-1669242908216437, Other Marks, 0.4453125}

[v-cgao-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @ugoriuko，

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("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", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [material_type1 = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"material_type1", type text}}),
    #"Split Column by Delimiter" = Table.ExpandListColumn(Table.TransformColumns(#"Changed Type", {{"material_type1", Splitter.SplitTextByDelimiter(",", QuoteStyle.Csv), let itemType = (type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true] in type {itemType}}}), "material_type1"),
    #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Split Column by Delimiter", each Text.Contains([material_type1], ".") or [material_type1] = "None"),
    #"Replaced Value" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Filtered Rows","}","",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"material_type1"})
in
    #"Replaced Value"

Best Regards,
Gao
Community Support Team

If there is any post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution  to help the other members find it more quickly. If I misunderstand your needs or you still have problems on it, please feel free to let us know. Thanks a lot!

How to get your questions answered quickly -- How to provide sample data

[wdx223_Daniel]

=Table.AddColumn(PreviousStepName,"Decimal Number",each Number.From(List.Select(Text.Split([material_type1],","),each Text.Remove(_,{".","0".."9"})=""){0}?))

[ugoriuko]

Thanks for your swift assistance @wdx223_Daniel but it returns all nulls

I just need the decimal number (probability) extracted regardless of the what format it returns it in

I appreciate the effort.

[wdx223_Daniel]

=Table.AddColumn(PreviousStepName,"Decimal Number",each Number.From(List.Select(Text.SplitAny([material_type1],",}"),each Text.Remove(_,{".","0".."9"})=""){0}?))