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Split columns

Hi,
I need to split columns by series of delimiters.

I use a delimiters list: delimiters = {",", "-","—"}.

The step I use is: Table.SplitColumn(source, "title", Splitter.SplitTextByEachDelimiter(delimiters, QuoteStyle.None)).

Power Query splits with just the first delimiter from my list and ignores the rest ones.

 

Thanks in advance.

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

My mistake was I did not let the function to create a columns.

I added {"title", "1".."5"} and now that is ok.

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My mistake was I did not let the function to create a columns.

I added {"title", "1".."5"} and now that is ok.

Anonymous
Not applicable

In fact, you can also use Splitter.SplitTextByAnyDelimiter or

 

Splitter.SplitTextByEachDelimiter

 

--Nate

Anonymous
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Change your function to Text.SplitAny([TextColumn], ",", "-", "~"). I used the ~ because I don't have the long dash on my phone.

Text.SplitAny(text as text, separators as text) as list

--Nate

ronrsnfld
Super User
Super User

Hard to know what you are doing wrong without data that demonstrates the problem.

Please provide a data sample (as text which can be copy/pasted) that demonstrates the problem.

 

Perhaps you mean to use Splitter.SplitTextByAnyDelimiter

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