Marco on 16 Jul 2015 14:17:27
We think regexp support will help the adoption of the Power Query tool in the most demanding use cases. Many thanks.
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RE: Regular Expressions support in Power Query
I was considering dropping Alteryx and using M instead but with this limitation, I can't risk it,
RE: Regular Expressions support in Power Query
This is really sad to limit the language expressiveness like this. This is so simple to add from javascript or CLR. does not make any sense to reduce a data processing tool this way.
BTW: neither R ou web.page are a solution since they don't run native on Power BI Service.
RE: Regular Expressions support in Power Query
Regex are essential part of string manipulation. Should be a must for Power BI!
RE: Regular Expressions support in Power Query
RegEx in Power Query/Power BI should be a MUST for data analysis...
RE: Regular Expressions support in Power Query
While there are workarounds adding Regular expressions would be a huge boost to Power Query's functionality.
RE: Regular Expressions support in Power Query
Hi powerBi team, I got another project on which REGEXP was required, so we needed to go back to :
Solution 1 / Python or R script (but require usage of a Data Gateway :/)
Solution 2 / Make an Azure Function with 5 line of .NET taking in parameters a string + regexp to evaluate and return true/false, but making regexp out of powerBI + http request and all problem on data privacy handling on PowerBi online
Having Regexp supported in powerBI desktop/online (natively) will be a great help
RE: Regular Expressions support in Power Query
Please add RegEx support. Not having it makes Power BI less accessible.
RE: Regular Expressions support in Power Query
Lack of RegEx support limits quite a bit of import scenarios, work arounds not always possible (or compatible with PBI Service). Please bring in native support
RE: Regular Expressions support in Power Query
Pls do it
RE: Regular Expressions support in Power Query
Regular expressions are ubiquitous. Tableau supports them. Why doesn't Power BI support them?