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Calculate Hours from Messy Text using Power Query

posted in Get & Transform on May 30, 2021 by Kevin Lehrbass 2 Comments

Daniel Choi solved it using Power Query! Let’s review his solutions. Continue reading →

aggregating text part 2

posted in Formulas, Get & Transform on April 8, 2021 by Kevin Lehrbass 2 Comments

Haven’t I done this before? It was almost identical except for two details. Continue reading →

awkward-data/power-query-solution

posted in Get & Transform on August 3, 2020 by Kevin Lehrbass 1 Comment

My last post was about an awkward dataset. Now I’ll review Daniel Choi’s Power Query solution that rearranges the data. Continue reading →

Auditing & Editing M code (Power Query)

posted in Get & Transform, Tips on July 16, 2019 by Kevin Lehrbass 0 Comments

Power Query is a powerful and intriguing tool. However, there are stumbling blocks that make it challenging. Let’s audit and then modify some M code! Continue reading →

All Combinations Using Power Query

posted in Get & Transform, Macros (vba) on July 13, 2019 by Kevin Lehrbass 8 Comments

Given 3 separate lists of text how can we create all combinations? I’ve known Power Query (Get & Transform) can create a cartesian product but it’s only now that it’s part of my active skill set. Continue reading →

How many unique List 1 names found in List 2?

posted in Challenges, Formulas, Get & Transform on May 29, 2019 by Kevin Lehrbass 3 Comments

Imagine two lists of names. We have three questions: (1)how many unique names in List 1? (2)how many unique names in List 2? (3)how many unique names from List 1 are found in List 2?  Continue reading →

Power Query solution: partial match count with a condition

posted in Get & Transform on May 17, 2019 by Kevin Lehrbass 3 Comments

In a previous post we saw how formulas can solve a partial match with conditions. Now I will solve it using Power Query because my friend Kunle challenged me to do so 🙂 Continue reading →

Extract Largest Number (Power Query & Flash Fill solutions)

posted in Challenges, Get & Transform on March 26, 2019 by Kevin Lehrbass 8 Comments

In a recent post I audited my colleague’s amazing array formula. It extracted the largest number from as420lkjs09nsdk2324lkjsd099 See other solutions suggested by YouTube viewers! Continue reading →

Rearranging Data

posted in Get & Transform, Tips on February 3, 2019 by Kevin Lehrbass 1 Comment

Rearranging data is initially about recognizing the pattern. This screenshot is from Ken Puls. I instantly saw the steps to rearrange the data (thanks to Ken’s online course!) Continue reading →

Normalize Data using Excel Get & Transform

posted in Get & Transform on July 19, 2018 by Kevin Lehrbass 3 Comments

In my last post I used formulas to solve a messy data disaster. In this post/video I’ll show you how to use Excel’s amazing Get & Transform feature (aka Power Query) to re-arrange the data. Continue reading →

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