Power Query - can I convert a text or number to Month in Calendar?

[MojoGene]

Using Power Query, can I convert a text or number column to a Month in Calendar (date) column? The data look like this:

[AlB]

Hi @MojoGene 

You can for instance add a custom column with this code for the column:

= #date(2020, [MonthNumber], 1)

to create the first day that month in 2020. change as required if you want another year or day

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[MojoGene]

Thanks. That works for 2020. Can hard-coding the year be avoided?

[v-juanli-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @MojoGene 

As AlB said, if you have a [year] column, then use this formula

#date([year], [MonthNumber], 1)

Best Regards

Maggie

[AlB]

Sure, as I said in the previous post, update the year or day with whatever is required

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