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I'm new to power query and would love some help with this custom fuction counter
i have the below M code.
(totalLoops as number, optional Loop as number, optional Value as number, optional counter as number) =>
let
currentValue =
if Value = 0 then counter = counter +1
else counter=counter,
currentLoop =
if Loop is null then 1
else Loop + 1,
output =
if currentLoop = totalLoops
then counter
else @#"fxLoop - 1"(totalLoops, currentLoop, currentValue)
in
output
below is the desired result.
when a 0 is found start counting at 1 until the next 0
at the next 0 output a 2 and so on....
Solved! Go to Solution.
What's the point constructing a recursive func whereas there's simple native Table.Group() available?
let
Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMlCK1YlWsgCTxmDSEExCxC0xRAyRSCMkcRMwaQYmTZFIIyRxCwyTzZViYwE=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Data = _t]),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Data", Int64.Type}}),
#"Grouped by 0" = Table.Group(#"Changed Type", "Data", {"Grp", each _}, 0, (x,y) => Number.From(y=0)),
#"Added Index" = Table.AddIndexColumn(Table.RemoveColumns(#"Grouped by 0", "Data"), "Index", 1, 1, Int64.Type),
#"Expanded Grp" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Added Index", "Grp", {"Data"}, {"Data"})
in
#"Expanded Grp"
Also, Excel formula is concise enough,
| Thanks to the great efforts by MS engineers to simplify syntax of DAX! Most beginners are SUCCESSFULLY MISLED to think that they could easily master DAX; but it turns out that the intricacy of the most frequently used RANKX() is still way beyond their comprehension! |
DAX is simple, but NOT EASY! |
What's the point constructing a recursive func whereas there's simple native Table.Group() available?
let
Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMlCK1YlWsgCTxmDSEExCxC0xRAyRSCMkcRMwaQYmTZFIIyRxCwyTzZViYwE=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Data = _t]),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Data", Int64.Type}}),
#"Grouped by 0" = Table.Group(#"Changed Type", "Data", {"Grp", each _}, 0, (x,y) => Number.From(y=0)),
#"Added Index" = Table.AddIndexColumn(Table.RemoveColumns(#"Grouped by 0", "Data"), "Index", 1, 1, Int64.Type),
#"Expanded Grp" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Added Index", "Grp", {"Data"}, {"Data"})
in
#"Expanded Grp"
Also, Excel formula is concise enough,
| Thanks to the great efforts by MS engineers to simplify syntax of DAX! Most beginners are SUCCESSFULLY MISLED to think that they could easily master DAX; but it turns out that the intricacy of the most frequently used RANKX() is still way beyond their comprehension! |
DAX is simple, but NOT EASY! |
thank you!
this worked as I intended
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