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Anonymous
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Cannot combine binary files or extract table

I am trying to combine around 1000 excel workbooks. However, It does not get combined due to some error which I don't know. 

 

Then I try to add custom column and write Excel.Workbook([Content]) and I get the following:

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Some are Table, the rest are ERROR. 

All excel workbooks I am trying to import have same format.

Due to this Error, I cannot Combine and Edit the binary upon Import.

 

When I double click in the Error. I get the folloing message, but the workbook is correctly in excel format.

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Thanks for support!

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Anonymous
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Hello, I found a soultion. The files had some errors in it (files arrived through an automated system in excel 97-2003 version). But when I open and save the file in excel, the error disappeared and appeared as table in PowerBI and could combine all.

 

So I opened and saved all in mass with a Macro. Now all is OK.

 

Thanks  you anyway.

 

 

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Ashish_Mathur
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Hi,

 

Share a couple of sample workbooks which are showing an error in the Custom column.  Please ensure the file sizes are small.


Regards,
Ashish Mathur
http://www.ashishmathur.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/excelenthusiasts/
Anonymous
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Hello, I found a soultion. The files had some errors in it (files arrived through an automated system in excel 97-2003 version). But when I open and save the file in excel, the error disappeared and appeared as table in PowerBI and could combine all.

 

So I opened and saved all in mass with a Macro. Now all is OK.

 

Thanks  you anyway.

 

 

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