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vmangalkar
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Issue in adding a custom column which should remove the initial numbers from the start of the string

Hello,

I am facing a issue in adding a custom column which should remove the initial numbers from the start of the string.

Original TextExpected Text
19 TestTextTestText
2012 Test TextTest Text
Test Text1Test Text1
1978 TestText 23TestText 23


In excel I used to do it using formula: [=IF(ISNUMBER(VALUE(LEFT(W2, 1))), MID(W2, FIND(" ", W2) + 1, LEN(W2) - FIND(" ", W2)), W2)]
but in Power Query editor I am not able do so.
Any help is appriciated. Thank you!!