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Mubar22
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Power Query Split by Column Each Occurrence giving error

Hi Devs

 

I want to split this column by comma, into each occurence to have it's respective column, but when i used the each occurence using comma as my delimiter, I only have two columns splitted when I was expecting like 50 columns.

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Also, it shows this preview warning before returning splitted column. is there a way I can work around this.

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Thanks,

Mubar

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It's working fine now, I used the advanced features to split it to 200 columns (it was 2 on default)

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Thanks

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serpiva64
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hi,

as you see i can't get your error and your data are splitted in 323 columns

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Maybe, at a certain point of your data you get some problem.

Pay attention to the fact that the error isn't on split by column but in a further step you have created

 

This is what I'm having when I do it at my end

Mubar_0-1705253732559.png

I only have 2 columns splitted

I, also, get 323 columns splitting your data on the comma. Please go into the Advanced Editor and post your M-Code as text so we can examine it.

It's working fine now, I used the advanced features to split it to 200 columns (it was 2 on default)

Mubar_0-1705303512309.png

Thanks

serpiva64
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hi,

please post some rows of your table in order to understand the problem

Here is content in the rows

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sorry, but if you paste using copy and paste the content of 3 or more cells instead of the image it is easier to try to solve (on the contrary i need to copy the content and it will me take a long time)  

Okay, 

 

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