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Using DAX Wild Cards

Hi 

 

I've been experimenting with DAX wild cards but not getting the results I expected. 

 

Here's a sample of the data I'm using:

 

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CALCULATEI wondered whether I could, in CALCULATE statements, use just part of the "Product" text by using wildcards. I've created the  following Measures:

C1 Sales = CALCULATE([Total Sales £],Sales[Product]="C*") (**I expected this to select rows with"Carrot")
Pot Sales = CALCULATE([Total Sales £],FILTER(Sales,Sales[Product]="Pot*")) (**I expected this to select rows with"Potato")
ThirdLetterO Sales = CALCULATE([Total Sales £],Sales[Product]="??o*") (**I expected this to select rows with"Whole Wheat")

 

, but I can't get these to work, for example:

 

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These 2 work fine - no wildcards:

 

Carrot Sales = CALCULATE([Total Sales £],Sales[Product]="Carrot")
Potato Sales = CALCULATE([Total Sales £],Left(Sales[Product],3)="Pot")
 
So - what's wrong with my attempts at using wildcards in CALCULATE, with or without FILTER?
 
Thanks!

 

 

 

 

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Anonymous
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Sorry, forgot to include link. It's at:

 

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmxJyApgEAcYgu8hWCiVMg5ovezi2A?e=jFKcxr 

Hi, here are some possible strategies for solving your problem:
https://www.sqlbi.com/articles/from-sql-to-dax-string-comparison/

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