Import from folder where files have tables with different names

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I get a monthly excel file which is generated by another program and contains a table with a running number in the name.

Meaning, each file, contains a table with a different name (same structure).

When I want to import the folder into Power BI I get an error and I think it is due to the different names of the tables.

Please see the file and the folder zipped here

Thank you 

Tamir

[Rfranca · Accepted solution]

HI @Anonymous

in the query editor
copy and paste this code
do not forget to change the location of the folder where the files are.

let
    Fonte = Folder.Files("C:\Users\Desktop\Import folder"),
    #"Personalização Adicionada" = Table.AddColumn(Fonte, "Personalizar", each Excel.Workbook([Content])),
    #"Outras Colunas Removidas" = Table.SelectColumns(#"Personalização Adicionada",{"Personalizar", "Name"}),
    #"Personalizar Expandido" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Outras Colunas Removidas", "Personalizar", {"Name", "Data", "Item", "Kind", "Hidden"}, {"Name.1", "Data", "Item", "Kind", "Hidden"}),
    #"Linhas Filtradas" = Table.SelectRows(#"Personalizar Expandido", each ([Kind] = "Table")),
    #"Outras Colunas Removidas1" = Table.SelectColumns(#"Linhas Filtradas",{"Name.1", "Data", "Name"}),
    #"Data Expandido" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Outras Colunas Removidas1", "Data", {"Date", "Sales"}, {"Date", "Sales"}),
    #"Colunas Reordenadas" = Table.ReorderColumns(#"Data Expandido",{"Name", "Name.1", "Date", "Sales"}),
    #"Tipo Alterado" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Colunas Reordenadas",{{"Name", type text}, {"Name.1", type text}, {"Date", type date}, {"Sales", type number}})
in
    #"Tipo Alterado"

[Anonymous]

Hi @Rfranca

The code works great.

Thank you kindly,

Tamir

[Anonymous]

For anyone who wishes to use the code in its English version:

let
    Source = Folder.Files("C:\Users\user\OneDrive - Tamir Basin\Power BI\Import folder"),
    #"Invoke Custom Function1" = Table.AddColumn(Source, "CustomTamir", each Excel.Workbook([Content])),
    #"Removed Other Columns" = Table.SelectColumns(#"Invoke Custom Function1",{"CustomTamir", "Name"}),
    #"Expanded CustomTamir" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Other Columns", "CustomTamir", {"Name", "Data", "Item", "Kind", "Hidden"}, {"Name.1", "Data", "Item", "Kind", "Hidden"}),
    #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Expanded CustomTamir", each ([Kind] = "Table")),
    #"Removed Other Columns1" = Table.SelectColumns(#"Filtered Rows",{"Name.1", "Data", "Name"}),
    #"Expanded Data" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Other Columns1", "Data", {"Date", "Sales"}, {"Date", "Sales"}),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Expanded Data",{{"Name.1", type text}, {"Date", type date}, {"Sales", Int64.Type}, {"Name", type text}}),
    #"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Changed Type",{{"Name", "FileName"}, {"Name.1", "TableName"}}),
    #"Reordered Columns" = Table.ReorderColumns(#"Renamed Columns",{"Date", "FileName", "TableName", "Sales"})
in
    #"Reordered Columns"

[Rfranca]

hi @Anonymous

the commands of the M functions are always in English so you can use them without problems, only the names of the query steps can be changed.

example:
# "Expanded Data" =
# "Expanded data" =