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mdor
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5 years ago
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SQL NOT LIKE in M language

Hello, I have an SQL query that contains the NOT LIKE function. I have googled for an hour and didn't find a good solution. Can anyone help me with this task? Here is my SQL query:   SELECT * F...
  • edhans's avatar
    5 years ago

    In Power Query, it would be:

    Table.SelectRows(TableName, each not Text.StartsWith([Description], "") and not Text.StartsWith([Product], "CMI"))


    Power Query doesn't have a LIKE operator. You'd use Text.Contains, Text.StartsWith, or Text.EndsWith depending on what you are trying to do. It does have a NOT operator, which is simply not - all lower case.