Replace text in a string in Power Query

srdavisgb

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The following is an example of text that appears in a header in the Power Query editor: 11/16/2023 Points Diff. The date is different in each cell. I would like to replace the cell value with just the date (e.g., drop the "Points Diff."). When I use Transform/Replace in the editor for "Points Diff." it says not found. Is How can you do this data clean-up in Power Query?

Thanks for you help!
 

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You say it' s in the header.
Then you want to rename columns, not replace values.
 
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I am also unable to replace the value before it’s promoted to the header. There’s over 100 dates in this format. So, a search and replace all is most efficient. I don’t care where it’s done in the header row or before it’s made the header row. Any thoughts?
 
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