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Cami
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5 years ago
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How to Parse and Extrat data from column using delimiter

Hi,   I have the following Input table(see pic below) and I'd like to have it in the format shown in Output table. How do I parse the column FruitsQuantity taking into account there can the N occur...
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  • Jimmy801's avatar
    Jimmy801
    5 years ago

    Hello Cami 

     

    check out this solution. It's dynamically

     

    let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("LYy9CoAgGEXf5ZsdUqvdKQgChzavg4RU4B9G759Iyx3OOVxjiBOjPce2gColeGAEtHcVmMgyQ6I5Fe7D90aHNwJ86Eo2tOYrdbNUV/wDCGBz6czA/F82KMnaDw==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [ID = _t, Name = _t, FruitsQuantity = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"ID", Int64.Type}, {"Name", type text}, {"FruitsQuantity", type text}}),
    TransformTextWIthSplitterToTable = Table.TransformColumns
    (
        #"Changed Type",
        {
            {
                "FruitsQuantity",
                each Table.FromRecords(List.Transform(List.Split(Text.SplitAny(Text.End(_,Text.Length(_)-1),"\"),2), each [Fruit= _{0}, Quantity= _{1}]))
            }
        }
    ),
    Expand = Table.ExpandTableColumn(TransformTextWIthSplitterToTable, "FruitsQuantity", {"Fruit", "Quantity"}, {"Fruit", "Quantity"})
in
    Expand

     

     

     

    Copy paste this code to the advanced editor in a new blank query to see how the solution works.


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    Have fun

    Jimmy

Anonymous's avatar
Anonymous
Not applicable
5 years ago

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let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("HYtLCoAgEIbvMms3RhGdxd/FOIgFPgal+ze0/R4hEDOTI1atGdiBluvowEHRBUopmdT6NpN++5mIGCuT9c4LOG3hXgZwAZrnesRSTzF+", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [name = _t, #"fr/qty" = _t]),
    #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(Source, "Custom", each let lst=Text.Split([#"fr/qty"],"\") in  List.Zip({List.Alternate(lst,1,1,1),List.Alternate(lst,1,1,0)})),
    #"Expanded Custom" = Table.ExpandListColumn(#"Added Custom", "Custom"),
    #"Extracted Values" = Table.TransformColumns(#"Expanded Custom", {"Custom", each Text.Combine(List.Transform(_, Text.From), ";"), type text}),
    #"Split Column by Delimiter" = Table.SplitColumn(#"Extracted Values", "Custom", Splitter.SplitTextByDelimiter(";", QuoteStyle.Csv), {"Custom.1", "Custom.2"})
in
    #"Split Column by Delimiter"

ry also this:

 

 

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    5 years ago

    another way

     

     

    let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("HYtLCoAgEIbvMms3RhGdxd/FOIgFPgal+ze0/R4hEDOTI1atGdiBluvowEHRBUopmdT6NpN++5mIGCuT9c4LOG3hXgZwAZrnesRSTzF+", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [name = _t, #"fr/qty" = _t]),
    #"Added Custom1" = Table.AddColumn(Source, "Custom.1", each Splitter.SplitTextByCharacterTransition( {"0".."9"},{"\"})([#"fr/qty"])),
    #"Expanded Custom.1" = Table.ExpandListColumn(#"Added Custom1", "Custom.1"),
    #"Split Column by Character Transition" = Table.SplitColumn(#"Expanded Custom.1", "Custom.1", Splitter.SplitTextByCharacterTransition({"\"}, {"0".."9"}), {"fruits", "quantity"}),
    #"Replaced Value" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Split Column by Character Transition","\","",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"fruits"})
in
    #"Replaced Value"