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Hi all,
I am a new using power query and I heve the error scenario when I try to execute a test with dataflow:
"Expression.Error: A cyclic reference was found during the evaluation."
This is my power query:
I am trying to take the special characters of a text (example: "24.462.349/0001-03" to "24462349000103"). But always receive the same error.
Thanks in advance!
Rafael Santos
FYI that a quick way to strip the numbers out of a text column is to add a custom column with the Text.Select() function.
= Text.Select([Column1], {"0".."9"})
If this works for you, please mark it as the solution. Kudos are appreciated too. Please let me know if not.
Regards,
Pat
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This part
#"Linhas filtradas 1" = Table.SelectRows(#"Linhas filtradas", each Text.Contains([accountnumber], ".") or Text.Contains([accountnumber], "/") or Text.Contains([accountnumber], "-"))
= Table.ReplaceValue(accounts,".","",Replacer.ReplaceText,{accountnumber}) or Table.ReplaceValue(accounts,"/","",Replacer.ReplaceText,{accountnumber})
or Table.ReplaceValue(accounts,"-","",Replacer.ReplaceText,{accountnumber})
is malformed. Please review. The result is a logical comparison between SelectRows and ReplaceValue. Likely not what you intended.