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Anonymous
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split into rows

My query connected to a .txt file, which has the following line:

 

 

elections_to_vest_changes = {'119WEST BUFFALO': '119000210WEST BUFFALO', '119UNION': '119000200UNION', '119NEW BERLIN': '119000190NEW BERLIN'}

 

The single quotation marks enclose text.  The colon is a delimiter for a column.  The comma is a delimiter for a row.

 

(I've shortened this line for readability.)  How can I split this line by delimiter into rows?  Thanks.

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serpiva64
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Solution Sage

Hi,

if something like this is what you need

serpiva64_0-1649797493370.png

you have first to split by delimiter in rows

serpiva64_1-1649797538831.png

then split by delimiter in columns

serpiva64_2-1649797573328.png

If this post is useful to help you to solve your issue consider giving the post a thumbs up 

 and accepting it as a solution !

 

 

 

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Anonymous
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Save your text in a json file, transforming '(single quote) into "(double quote) and use the following script to transform it into a table with two columns and many rows

 

 

let
    Source = Json.Document(File.Contents("C:\Users\sprmn\OneDrive\Documents\Power BI Desktop\test.json")),
    tfc=Table.FromColumns({Record.FieldNames(Source{0}),Record.FieldValues(Source{0})})
in
    tfc

 

 

serpiva64
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hi,

if something like this is what you need

serpiva64_0-1649797493370.png

you have first to split by delimiter in rows

serpiva64_1-1649797538831.png

then split by delimiter in columns

serpiva64_2-1649797573328.png

If this post is useful to help you to solve your issue consider giving the post a thumbs up 

 and accepting it as a solution !

 

 

 

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