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Turn Add Column from examples into Table.TransformColumns

Hi all,

 

A little challenge for the weekend. I want to turn a "Add column from examples" code into a "table.transformcolumns" line.

 

The following is the step I want to replicate but without having to create a new column, instead, I want to apply the same to the "Title" column.

 

#"Added Custom Column" = Table.AddColumn(FormatUserNames, "Custom", each let splitTitle = List.Reverse(Splitter.SplitTextByDelimiter(", ", QuoteStyle.None)([Title])) in Text.Combine(splitTitle, " "), type text)

What that line of code is doing is turning string from the format "Surname, FirstName" into "FirstName Surname".

 

Anyone up to solve it?

 

Thanks!!

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ImkeF
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Super User

This would be the syntax:

 

Table.TransformColumns(FormatUserNames, {{"Title", each let splitTitle = List.Reverse(Splitter.SplitTextByDelimiter(", ", QuoteStyle.None)(_)) in Text.Combine(splitTitle, " "), type text}})

Please note that the column reference [Title] in your original formula is replaced by an underscore (_) here.

 

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ImkeF
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Super User

This would be the syntax:

 

Table.TransformColumns(FormatUserNames, {{"Title", each let splitTitle = List.Reverse(Splitter.SplitTextByDelimiter(", ", QuoteStyle.None)(_)) in Text.Combine(splitTitle, " "), type text}})

Please note that the column reference [Title] in your original formula is replaced by an underscore (_) here.

 

Imke Feldmann (The BIccountant)

If you liked my solution, please give it a thumbs up. And if I did answer your question, please mark this post as a solution. Thanks!

How to integrate M-code into your solution -- How to get your questions answered quickly -- How to provide sample data -- Check out more PBI- learning resources here -- Performance Tipps for M-queries

Spot on! Thanks a lot @ImkeF !

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