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heiligbd
Helper I
Helper I

Search column for anything other than numbers

I need to search and replace any letters in a column (could be aA-zZ) with a number or if the row contains only a number to leave the number.  How can I use a wildcard or something else to convert any field with any letter character and replace with zero? These are calculated columns so I can't make this change in power query.

Example rows

Column ANew Column
15001500
mno0
20002000
abc0
dfg0
350350
qrs0
900900

 

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HotChilli
Super User
Super User

Was that stated in the original post or have you edited it? If so, I apologise.

In DAX, you can use an IFERROR to assign a different value,

so can you add a new column, CONVERT to integer and assign 0 if it throws an error.

I'll let you get on with that.

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Padycosmos
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hope this helps:

Padycosmos_0-1677604133381.png

 

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Padycosmos
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hope this helps:

Padycosmos_0-1677604133381.png

 

HotChilli
Super User
Super User

Was that stated in the original post or have you edited it? If so, I apologise.

In DAX, you can use an IFERROR to assign a different value,

so can you add a new column, CONVERT to integer and assign 0 if it throws an error.

I'll let you get on with that.

HotChilli
Super User
Super User

In Power Query, change the datatype to number.

Then replace Errors with 0.

You can do this from the interface.

I can't do it in power query. Its a calculated column outside of power query.

 

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