insert character in string after last number

[jagostinhoCT]

Hello,

I have a field with several job codes formated like this.

A123ABC

333BGT

5555TMGT

B4454JKRR

How can I create a new column in my query so that it creates a new value with the insertion of a "/" right after the last number so that the list above is

A123/ABC

333/BGT

5555/TMGT

B4454/JKRR

Thank you

J

[PhilipTreacy · Accepted solution]

Hi @jagostinhoCT 

Download PBIX file with code

This works

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WcjQ0MnZ0claK1YlWMjY2dnIPATNNgSDEF8pxMjExNfHyDgpSio0FAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Column1 = _t]),
    #"Split Column by Character Transition" = Table.SplitColumn(Source, "Column1", Splitter.SplitTextByCharacterTransition({"0".."9"}, (c) => not List.Contains({"0".."9"}, c)), {"Column1.1", "Column1.2"}),
    #"Merged Columns" = Table.CombineColumns(#"Split Column by Character Transition",{"Column1.1", "Column1.2"},Combiner.CombineTextByDelimiter("/", QuoteStyle.None),"Merged")
in
    #"Merged Columns"

regards

Phil

[jagostinhoCT]

wow! 

thank you very much

[AlB]

Hi @jagostinhoCT 

Place the following M code in a blank query to see the steps.

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WcjQ0MnZ0claK1YlWMjY2dnIPATNNgSDEF8pxMjExNfHyDgoC8xyNjUF6TEycTE2B+mIB", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Column1 = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Column1", type text}}),

    #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Custom", each Text.Insert([Column1],1+List.Max(Text.PositionOfAny([Column1],{"0".."9"},Occurrence.All)),"/"), type text)
in
    #"Added Custom"

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