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MykytYla
Frequent Visitor

How to compare 2 cells text with delimiter and demonstrate difference?

Please, I need your tips.

I have two grouped columns in one table.

How can I compare it and demonstrate the difference? Power Query solution.

I've found VBA but in power query can not 😞

Colors Set A Colors Set B Result A to B Result B to A

 

ABResult A to BResult B to A
red;blue;green yellow;purple;redblue;greenyellow;purple
white;green;redyellow;redwhite;green yellow

 

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

Text.Combine(
List.Difference(
Text.Split([A],";"),
Text.Split([B],";")),
";#(lf)"))

Stéphane 

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MykytYla
Frequent Visitor

can I get cells with text in new line?

ABResult A to BResult B to A
red;blue;green yellow;purple;red

blue;

green

yellow;

purple

white;green;redyellow;red;purple

white;

green

 yellow;

purple

Text.Combine(
List.Difference(
Text.Split([A],";"),
Text.Split([B],";")),
";#(lf)"))

Stéphane 

slorin
Super User
Super User

Hi, @MykytYla 

 

Result A to B

Text.Combine(
List.Difference(
Text.Split([A],";"),
Text.Split([B],";")),
";")

 

Result B to A

Text.Combine(
List.Difference(
Text.Split([B],";"),
Text.Split([A],";")),
";")

 Stéphane

@slorin Thank you so much! 

It looks such easy but I couldn't handle it.

 

PS. Could you advise me any good studying for formulas power query and DAX?

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