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Is there a way to remove various strings from within parentheses from the query editor in PowerBI? There could be 0, 1, or multiple instances of text within parenthesis I need to remove from my strings. I need to do it within the query. I've tried using ReplaceValue with an asterisk, but that doesn't seem like it works this way.
Here's a gibberish example:
BEFORE | AFTER |
Lorem ipsum (ABC) dolor sit amet | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet |
consectetur adipiscing elit (DE) | consectetur adipiscing elit |
sed do (FGHI) eiusmod tempor incididunt | sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt |
ut labore et dolore (JKLM) magna aliqua (NOP) | ut labore et dolore magna aliqua |
Ut enim ad minim veniam | Ut enim ad minim veniam |
Thanks!
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@ELW ,
An simple way than power query is to write a python script to replace (...) using non-greedy matching.
# 'dataset' holds the input data for this script import pandas as pd dataset["AFTER"] = dataset.replace(to_replace=r'\(.*?\)', value='', regex=True)
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i have multiple instances of parenthesis in the column. I tried solution provided here it worked but only for first instance of a cell. Refer the attached screenshot. Any help is appreciated.
@ELW add new custom column in power query with following expression
Text.Replace(Text.Replace([BEFORE],"(",""), ")", "" )
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Thanks @parry2k! I believe that just replaces the parentheses themselves while leaving the text inside them. Is there a way to modify that formula to remove the text from inside the parentheses as well?
@ELW ,
An simple way than power query is to write a python script to replace (...) using non-greedy matching.
# 'dataset' holds the input data for this script import pandas as pd dataset["AFTER"] = dataset.replace(to_replace=r'\(.*?\)', value='', regex=True)
Community Support Team _ Jimmy Tao
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
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