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Reference another query via a join using the IN function, is this possible?

Is it possible to reference another query within the current query, specifically using a join and WHERE IN clause.     1) When I try  WHERE C.REGION IN (REGION) or and C.REGION IN (REGION[REGION])...
  • Greg_Deckler's avatar
    Greg_Deckler
    7 years ago

    I am fairly certain that you cannot reference another Power BI Query from within a SQL statement using the Advanced feature of the connector. You can reference another query within a different Power Query query (M code) but once you use the SQL code feature it is M code that goes out and executes straight-up SQL code. 

     

    ImkeF or someone else, please correct me if I am off base here.

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    ImkeF
    7 years ago

    I'm having difficulties to understand what's requested here.:

    But you can include results of your M-queries in SQL-statements: As text.

     

    let
        Source = Sql.Database("localhost", 
    "AdventureWorks2008R2",
    [Query="select *
    from [Production].[Product] as [_]
    where [_].[ProductID] = " & Text.From(ProductID_QueryResult)]) in Source

    So here for example, I'm referencing a result of my query "ProductID_QueryResult" as a parameter for the ProductID in the SQL-statement. I have to transform it into text, because that's the only way to integrate it in the SQL-code.

    So if you want to integrate lists, you have to transform them into text-expressions first.