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Anonymous
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Date format conversion issue

Hello everyone,

I'm working on a query and I would convert a date column type text to a date format and I have this error message :

DataFormat.Error: Sorry ... We were unable to parse the input provided to a Date value.

Details:

April-19

Do you have any tips to solve this issue?  

Thank you for your answer. 

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous 

 

= Table.AddColumn(Source, "Date (Date format)", each Date.FromText("01-" & Text.End([#"Date (text format)"],3) & "-" & Text.Start([#"Date (text format)"],2)), type date)

where Source needs to be replaced by a preceding step name.

 

Or from ribbon Add Column > Custom Column and use this formula:

Date.FromText("01-" & Text.End([#"Date (text format)"],3) & "-" & Text.Start([#"Date (text format)"],2))

 

Kind regards,

John

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dax
Community Support
Community Support

Hi Hicham,

You could try below M code to see whether it work or not.

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMrTQdSwoUorVATN9EyshTEtdr8Q8GNM3sQguWgoUjQUA", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [month = _t]),
    #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(Source, "Custom", each "20"&[month]&"-01"),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Added Custom",{{"Custom", type date}})
in
    #"Changed Type"

 

Best Regards,
Zoe Zhi

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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Mariusz
Community Champion
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Hi @Anonymous 

 

Can you provide a data sample?

 

Best Regards,
Mariusz

If this post helps, then please consider Accepting it as the solution.

Please feel free to connect with me.
Mariusz Repczynski

 

Anonymous
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Hi, @Mariusz here a data sample:

For information, the data came from the CSV file. 

the column Date (Date format) is the attending result. 

 

cvd.PNG

regards, 

 

 

 

dax
Community Support
Community Support

Hi Hicham,

You could try below M code to see whether it work or not.

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMrTQdSwoUorVATN9EyshTEtdr8Q8GNM3sQguWgoUjQUA", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [month = _t]),
    #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(Source, "Custom", each "20"&[month]&"-01"),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Added Custom",{{"Custom", type date}})
in
    #"Changed Type"

 

Best Regards,
Zoe Zhi

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

Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous 

 

= Table.AddColumn(Source, "Date (Date format)", each Date.FromText("01-" & Text.End([#"Date (text format)"],3) & "-" & Text.Start([#"Date (text format)"],2)), type date)

where Source needs to be replaced by a preceding step name.

 

Or from ribbon Add Column > Custom Column and use this formula:

Date.FromText("01-" & Text.End([#"Date (text format)"],3) & "-" & Text.Start([#"Date (text format)"],2))

 

Kind regards,

John

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