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I am drawing a blank and I know if it is possible, that it is probably a easy answer. I have a table with over 1000 rows and each row has hundreds of columns.
I want to add a forumla in the last column to say that if a specific word is found in that row then make that column a 1, otherwise leave it blank.
I know how to do this if I point to each and every column but was wondering if there was a shorter formula.
Thank you for any assistance.
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Hi @RobKay12 ,
if you add column with this formula, you will get a match for each substring:
if Text.Contains(Text.Combine(List.Transform(Record.FieldValues(_), (l)=> Text.From(l)), " "), "myWord") then 1 else null
if you are only interested in full matches, you need to use this formula:
if List.Contains(Record.FieldValues(_), "myWord") then 1 else null
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No worries 🙂
Just make sure to close your question over in the DAX-forum.
And please mark my solution as a solution, so this thread can be closed as well.
Thx!
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Also, there is no concept in DAX for such a dynamic approach.
You would have to do it in Power Query using the M-language.
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Hi @RobKay12 ,
this is the forum section for Power Query (in the query editor).
You cannot use DAX Studio for it.
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Has been valid for me.
If you would post the error-message and your M-code we could make it work for you as well.
Imke Feldmann (The BIccountant)
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Hi @RobKay12 ,
if you add column with this formula, you will get a match for each substring:
if Text.Contains(Text.Combine(List.Transform(Record.FieldValues(_), (l)=> Text.From(l)), " "), "myWord") then 1 else null
if you are only interested in full matches, you need to use this formula:
if List.Contains(Record.FieldValues(_), "myWord") then 1 else null
Imke Feldmann (The BIccountant)
If you liked my solution, please give it a thumbs up. And if I did answer your question, please mark this post as a solution. Thanks!
How to integrate M-code into your solution -- How to get your questions answered quickly -- How to provide sample data -- Check out more PBI- learning resources here -- Performance Tipps for M-queries
My appologies. I posted the same question in the DAX section and was thinking i was there when replying to you. I just put the formula in the Query editor and ureka it works.
Thank you very much. I will pay closer attention going forward 🙂
Thanks for this. Seems to be invalid though.
Hello @RobKay12 ,
can that word be found as a substring anywhere in any cell/column or must it match the whole columns value?
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It would be a specific word. As long as it was found atleast once in any column of the row then I would like it to return a 1.
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