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Anonymous
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Load different format files from folder

It should be a very simple question I believe, but I can't really get the answer. 

 

The question is I want to load multiple files at the same time by using "Get data -> Folder". However, those files I want to import are in completely different formats, and even their filenames are completely different (or I should say they don't share any columns).

 

For example, one file is "File A.csv", with 5 columns; another file is "Hello 123.xlsx", with 10 columns. I am expecting to see the final result would be loading two separate tables that can be seen in the "Fields".

 

I would be grateful if somebody can help answer this question.

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amitchandak
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@Anonymous , As far as I am aware, you have add them separately as tables

 

or add folder ad filter similar type of files and then append binaries

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Anonymous
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You mean that "get data -> folder" this action can only import multiple same-format files, if they are in different format, then the only way to import them is to one-by-one import the files?

 

Hope I don't get you wrong.

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