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Remove all columns since one specific column
Hello twister8889
was this stated in your first post? No.
Please always state what exactly you need
this code should fit your second requirement
let Source = #table ( {"Country","Place","Zip","New Columns 1","State"}, { {"A","43466","","",""} } ), ColumnName = "New Column", DeleteColumns = if List.IsEmpty(List.Select(List.Transform(Table.ColumnNames(Source), each Text.Contains(_, ColumnName)) ,each _ = true)) then Source else Table.RemoveColumns(Source, List.Difference(Table.ColumnNames(Source), List.FirstN(Table.ColumnNames(Source), each not(Text.Contains(_, ColumnName))) )) in DeleteColumnsCopy paste this code to the advanced editor in a new blank query to see how the solution works.
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Jimmy
Jimmy801 Thank you so much, this solution is almost that I need 🙂
I'm trying to insert the wildcard in the ColumnName because I can have the New Columns 1, New Columns 2, So I need to remove all column after the first New Columns
It's necessary the wildcard: I don't know how to do this in your solution, any Text.StartWith(_"New Columns") or Text.Contain(_,"New Columns)
Hello twister8889
was this stated in your first post? No.
Please always state what exactly you need
this code should fit your second requirement
let
Source = #table
(
{"Country","Place","Zip","New Columns 1","State"},
{
{"A","43466","","",""}
}
),
ColumnName = "New Column",
DeleteColumns = if List.IsEmpty(List.Select(List.Transform(Table.ColumnNames(Source), each Text.Contains(_, ColumnName)) ,each _ = true)) then Source else
Table.RemoveColumns(Source, List.Difference(Table.ColumnNames(Source), List.FirstN(Table.ColumnNames(Source), each not(Text.Contains(_, ColumnName))) ))
in
DeleteColumns
Copy paste this code to the advanced editor in a new blank query to see how the solution works.
If this post helps or solves your problem, please mark it as solution (to help other users find useful content and to acknowledge the work of users that helped you)
Kudoes are nice too
Have fun
Jimmy
I'm so sorry, my fault
Thank you so much.