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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.
- Anonymous1 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.
8 Replies
- Akash_VarunaSuper User
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"} ) - MarkLafSuper User
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 AddBetweenZandNumOutput
- Omid_MotamediseSuper User
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" - AnonymousNot 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.
- AnonymousNot 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.- AnonymousNot 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.
- wdx223_DanielCommunity Champion