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Text.start with if statment
Hello, I have this M code for power query.
Text.Start([Day of Week Name],3)
I an trying to add if statment that if text says Thursday then do 5 caracters instead of 3.
I think it is simple thing to do but I am not familiar with M code.
Hi Justas4478 ,
Please try:Text.Start([Day of Week Name], if [Day of Week Name] = "Thursday" then 5 else 3)Best Regards,
Gao
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I manage to get it to work with this:
if [Day of Week Name] = "Thursday" then Text.Start([Day of Week Name],5) else Text.Start([Day of Week Name],3)
But I think there is better and shorter way to write this code.
If anyone has better solution please let me know.Hi Justas4478 ,
Please try:Text.Start([Day of Week Name], if [Day of Week Name] = "Thursday" then 5 else 3)Best Regards,
Gao
Community Support TeamIf there is any post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
If I misunderstand your needs or you still have problems on it, please feel free to let us know. Thanks a lot!How to get your questions answered quickly -- How to provide sample data in the Power BI Forum -- China Power BI User Group
Thank you it works.
