{"id":425,"date":"2023-01-07T17:43:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T17:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monocroft.com\/?p=425"},"modified":"2023-01-07T17:56:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T17:56:05","slug":"extract-numbers-from-a-string-in-power-bi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monocroft.com\/extract-numbers-from-a-string-in-power-bi\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Extract Numbers From a String in Power BI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Do you wonder how to extract numbers from a string in Power BI? This article explains an easy approach to doing that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Follow the step-by-step method and practice while doing that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let’s get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To start this, open your Power BI Desktop, insert the data you want to work with, and navigate your way through the Power Query Editor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here is a view of my Power Query Editor, where I will extract the numbers from the strings (ab3675ghym, asg5687hyg90<\/strong>, etc.) in the worksheet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To do this, select Custom Column<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The above process automatically takes you to the custom column <\/strong>window (where you will write some formula to extract numbers from the string.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I renamed my New column name to strings<\/strong> (as you can see below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is the formula again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Power BI Desktop says the code has no syntax error<\/em>. Now, press “OK<\/strong>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n Automatically, a new column will be created, just beside your “Column1<\/strong>” titled “Strings” containing the numbers extracted from your strings in Column1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That is a simple approach to how you can extract numbers from a string in Power BI Desktop. Simple, right? Yeah, it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you wonder how to extract numbers from a string in Power BI? This article explains an easy approach to … <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Custom Column Window<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Creating the Formulas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Conclusion: How to Extract Numbers From a String in Power BI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n