How to create custom based on the binary product of non-null cell values

[Anonymous]

I need to create a column that populates eby calculating the value of cells within a certain range with those that are not null as +1 and ones that are empty/null as 0.  In other words, if cells A1-A10 contained some kind of text, then the corresponding cell in the new column would equal 10.  If cells A1-A8 were not blank the corresponding value would be 8. If none contained text of any kind the value would equal zero and so on.

I realize the easiest way to get around this would probably just be to make a calculated column in excel and then add it that way but I'm also trying to understand the M syntax in this scenario for future reference as well.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

[artemus]

List.Count(List.Select(List.Transform(List.Range(Record.FieldNames(_), 1, 5), (name) => Record.Field(_, name)), each _ <> null))

where 1, 5 is the 0 based start and end index of your columns

[Jimmy801]

Hello @Anonymous 

could you please post a example and the desired output?

Jimmy