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non23
Helper I
1 year ago
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Remove text after any number

How to get text in between Z and the last number? Here's a sample of the output that we want to achieve.

We were able to get the text after 'Z' but we can't seem to drop the letter after the number.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    1 year ago

    Hi non23 ,

    Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Fabric Community.

     

    I tried the following M Query on my end, and it worked successfully:

     

    let

        textValue = [Data], 

        zPos = Text.PositionOf(textValue, "Z", Occurrence.First), 

        numbers = {"0".."9"},

        lastNumPos = List.Max(List.Transform(numbers, each Text.PositionOf(textValue, _, Occurrence.Last))), 

        start = if zPos = -1 then 0 else zPos + 1, 

        end = if lastNumPos = -1 then Text.Length(textValue) else lastNumPos + 1, 

        extractedText = Text.Middle(textValue, start, end - start) 

    in

        extractedText

     

    Since it worked for me, I am attaching a PBIX file to help you understand the setup better. If you need any further assistance, feel free to reach out.

     

    If this post helps, then please give us Kudos and consider Accept it as a solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

     

    Thank you. 

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  • Hi non23 I suppose there are input withot Z also .... To achive this create a calculated column with the formula given

    Text.Select(
        Text.BeforeDelimiter(Text.Combine({[Data], "Z"}), "Z"),
        {"A".."Z", "0".."9"}
    )
  • The function that does most of the work for you in this scenario would be Text.PositionOfAny

     

    Here is some M for handling all your logic in one AddColumn step. I included some logic for handling cases when there is no Z and/or no numbers

     

     

    let
        Source = PreviousTransforms,
    
        //Adds column that provides text between first Z (exclusive) and last number (inclusive)
        AddBetweenZandNum = 
        Table.AddColumn(
            Source, 
            "BetweenZandNum", 
            each let 
                posOfLastNum = Text.PositionOfAny( [Data], {"0".."9"}, Occurrence.Last ), 
                posOfZ =  Text.PositionOf( [Data], "Z", Occurrence.First ), 
                start = List.Max( { 0, posOfZ } ), 
                end = if posOfLastNum = -1 then Text.Length( [Data] ) else posOfLastNum
            in 
                Text.Middle( [Data], start, 1 + end - start ), 
            type text
        )
    in
        AddBetweenZandNum

     

     

     Output

     

  • You can use the following code into the advanced editor

     

    let
        Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45Wcnb0sTSwcFOK1YlWikLmWBgYQASdghydvQ2MlWJjAQ==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Data = _t]),
        #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(Source, "Custom", each Splitter.SplitTextByCharacterTransition({"0".."9"},{"a".."z","A".."Z"})([Data]){0})
    in
        #"Added Custom"
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable

    Hi non23 ,

    Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Fabric Community.

     

    I tried the following M Query on my end, and it worked successfully:

     

    let

        textValue = [Data], 

        zPos = Text.PositionOf(textValue, "Z", Occurrence.First), 

        numbers = {"0".."9"},

        lastNumPos = List.Max(List.Transform(numbers, each Text.PositionOf(textValue, _, Occurrence.Last))), 

        start = if zPos = -1 then 0 else zPos + 1, 

        end = if lastNumPos = -1 then Text.Length(textValue) else lastNumPos + 1, 

        extractedText = Text.Middle(textValue, start, end - start) 

    in

        extractedText

     

    Since it worked for me, I am attaching a PBIX file to help you understand the setup better. If you need any further assistance, feel free to reach out.

     

    If this post helps, then please give us Kudos and consider Accept it as a solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

     

    Thank you. 

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable

      Hi non23 ,

      I wanted to check if you had the opportunity to review the information provided. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions. If my response has addressed your query, please accept it as a solution and give a 'Kudos' so other members can easily find it.


      Thank you.

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
        Not applicable

        Hi non23 ,

         

        I wanted to follow up on our previous suggestions regarding the issue. We would love to hear back from you to ensure we can assist you further.

        If my response has addressed your query, please accept it as a solution and give a ‘Kudos’ so other members can easily find it. Please let us know if there’s anything else we can do to help.

         

        Thank you.