Removing certain number of characters in the middle of a value string

[young351]

I need to remove a certain set of numbers that fall in the middle of a value string.  I need my results to be 8-BL-HOT OIL and 5-BL-HOT OIL:

[v-henryk-mstf · Accepted solution]

Hi @young351 ,

According to your description, you can now use the Extract function in power query, and then merge the two columns in powerbi desktop. I did a test, the reference is as follows:

Column = 'Table (3)'[First Characters] & 'Table (3)'[Last Characters]

If the problem is still not resolved, please provide detailed error information and let me know immediately. Looking forward to your reply.

Best Regards,
Henry

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

[lbendlin]

Use the Text.Start() and Text.End() functions in Power Query to concatenate the first character and the 10 last characters of your string.