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Power Query , split multiple columns in one Go
- Feb 10, 2024
anupambit1797 From earlier posts I conclude that you aren't totally unfamiliar with PQ. Without being mean or rude, I believe you should be able to this yourself. Just do what I suggested above.
Step 1) connect to the txt file
Step 2) select all 10 columns and merge them with "=" as the separator
Step 3) split the resulting single column using "=" as delimiter.
This will turn the original 10 column table into one with 20 columns.
anupambit1797 Perhaps not what you had in mind, but why not merge all columns that you want to split by "=" first and also use "=" as the delimiter for the merge. That would create one column like:
text=text=text=text etc. Then split that column by delimiter "=".
- anupambit1797Feb 09, 2024Iron Contributor
Thanks Riny_van_Eekelen , I attach the raw txt file, and I prepared the report as below using PQ:-
but , here I split each column one by one, can you please help with a similar report with the least number of steps to split all the columns with Delimiter "=" , to get the report like above?
Thanks in Advance,
Br,
Anupam
- Riny_van_EekelenFeb 10, 2024Platinum Contributor
anupambit1797 From earlier posts I conclude that you aren't totally unfamiliar with PQ. Without being mean or rude, I believe you should be able to this yourself. Just do what I suggested above.
Step 1) connect to the txt file
Step 2) select all 10 columns and merge them with "=" as the separator
Step 3) split the resulting single column using "=" as delimiter.
This will turn the original 10 column table into one with 20 columns.
- anupambit1797Feb 10, 2024Iron Contributor
Thanks Riny_van_Eekelen for this trick, yes it worked 🙂 last step , what step(single or at max 2 steps) shall I use to move the 1st cell of each header as below and simultaneously deleting those rows?
So, that final outcome shall be like this ( below):-
Thanks in Advance,
Br,
Anupam