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Properly load JSON file
- Sab6 years agoHelper V
Is there any way to extract data, even if it is not in correct JSON format. I am coming up to this point:
- camargos886 years agoCommunity Champion
Hi Sab ,
Maybe not the best code, but try it:
let
Source = Json.Document(File.Contents("D:\Downloads\example.json")),
#"Added Custom" = Json.Document(Source),
#"Converted to Table" = Record.ToTable(#"Added Custom"),
#"Pivoted Column" = Table.Pivot(#"Converted to Table", List.Distinct(#"Converted to Table"[Name]), "Name", "Value"),
Header = List.Transform(#"Pivoted Column"[column_definitions]{0}, each Record.FieldNames(_){0}),
Step1 = Table.FromList(List.Transform(#"Pivoted Column"[row_values]{0},
each
Table.Transpose(Table.FromList(_, Splitter.SplitByNothing(), null, null, ExtraValues.Error))
), Splitter.SplitByNothing(), null, null, ExtraValues.Error),
#"Expanded Column1" =
Table.Combine({
Table.Transpose(Table.FromList(Header, Splitter.SplitByNothing(), null, null, ExtraValues.Error)),
Table.ExpandTableColumn(Step1, "Column1", {"Column1", "Column2", "Column3"}, {"Column1", "Column2", "Column3"})
}),
#"Promoted Headers" = Table.PromoteHeaders(#"Expanded Column1", [PromoteAllScalars=true]),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Promoted Headers",{{"Database_RecID", Int64.Type}, {"Index_Number", Int64.Type}, {"Support_Type", type text}})
in
#"Changed Type"- Sab6 years agoHelper V
Thanks a lot! I am trying to understand Header and Step1 steps, I guess there is no commands to do those steps and you have to manually write the code?!