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E_K_
4 years agoHelper III
Power Query - Replace multiple substrings in one list column
I am trying to do this for a column where the are text values listed in all sorts of ways, with comma as delimiter. Eg Old value New value ALE, AEX, DDI, ELV, PRT, ZAI, ZZI Allegro, Aero...
- 4 years ago
One way:
- Create a two column replacement table
- I named the columns "LookFor" and "Replace"
Then you can use code like below in your 'Main Query'
//create a Replacement List from the Replacement Table #"Replacement List"=List.Zip({Replacements[LookFor],Replacements[Replace]}), //Do the actual replacements using the TransformColumns method #"Replace Multiple" = Table.TransformColumns(#"Previous Step", {"Column1", (s)=> Text.Combine( List.ReplaceMatchingItems( List.Transform(Text.Split(s,","), Text.Trim), #"Replacement List"), ",") }) in #"Replace Multiple" - Create a two column replacement table
E_K_
4 years agoHelper III
Edited initial question with an example
Vijay_A_Verma
4 years agoMost Valuable Professional
ronrsnfld 's solution is good one. You must go ahead with that.