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AOT
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6 years ago
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Help with M power query

I need to filter a column have dates between DateTime.FixedLocalNow()) and Date.AddDays((DateTime.FixedLocalNow()), 91)).

 

But I cannot seem to get the right M query script.

 

Please help.

 

This is currently what I have done. But it doesn't seem to filter the column properly. The column is [end_date]

 

#"Filtered Rows2" = Table.SelectRows(#"Changed Type", each [end_date] > DateTime.FixedLocalNow()),
#"Filtered Rows3" = Table.SelectRows(#"Changed Type", each [end_date] < Date.AddDays((DateTime.FixedLocalNow()), 91))

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  • BA_Pete's avatar
    BA_Pete
    6 years ago

    Hi AOT 

     

    Not sure if I've understood your requirement correctly, but I believe this should work as a replacement for your #"Filtered Rows2" step:

     

    #"Filtered Rows2" = Table.SelectRows(#"Extracted Date1", each Date.From([end_date]) = Date.From(DateTime.FixedLocalNow()) or Date.IsInNextNDays(Date.From([end_date]), 91)),

     

    I've used the Date.From() surrounds on the [end_date] column refs so you aren't required to use your "Extracted Date" step if you don't want to.

     

    Remember to remove the comma at the end if this is the last step in your query

     

    Pete

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  • Mariusz's avatar
    Mariusz
    Community Champion
    6 years ago

    Hi AOT 

     

    If your column is a date data type then try adding Date.From( DateTime.FixedLocalNow() ) around this should work.

     

    Best Regards,
    Mariusz

    If this post helps, then please consider Accepting it as the solution.

     

  • v-frfei-msft's avatar
    v-frfei-msft
    Community Support
    6 years ago

    Hi AOT ,

     

    If you want to make your code work, you should change your date to date.time. Or you can update your M code as below.

     

     

    = Table.SelectRows(#"Changed Type", each [Date] >= Date.From(DateTime.FixedLocalNow()) and [Date] <= Date.From(Date.AddDays((DateTime.FixedLocalNow()), 91)))

     

    Full code for your reference as well.

    let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("Vc65DcAwDMXQXVQHsL7sHJ5F8P5ruEgQUOUDG2aamlq4pq0jLYhODOIkLuImHmIS8qLyoDLxpnDsfejE+LE2", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Date = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Date", type date}}),
    #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Changed Type", each [Date] >= Date.From(DateTime.FixedLocalNow()) and [Date] <= Date.From(Date.AddDays((DateTime.FixedLocalNow()), 91)))
in
    #"Filtered Rows"

     

    • AOT's avatar
      AOT
      Frequent Visitor
      6 years ago

      Hi v-frfei-msft ,

       

      When I put in the step, there are no syntax errors but I keep on getting this error. Do you know what this means?

       

       
       
      • v-frfei-msft's avatar
        v-frfei-msft
        Community Support
        6 years ago

        Hi AOT ,

         

        Could you please share your sample data or pbix to me if you don't have any Confidential Information. Please upload your files to One Drive and share the link here.