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Retain file name column when using Folder as a data source - Power Query M
Actually, it's pretty easy with this line of code:
= Table.AddColumn(Source, "Custom", each Table.PromoteHeaders(Csv.Document([Content],[Delimiter=";", Encoding=1252])))
Replace your Step 2&3 with it.
It will retain all the metadata from the 1st step and add the content in an additional custom column.
If your csv's have all the same headers, you simply expand this column and the headers of the 1st file will be shown - and expand all other files on these cols as well.
If there are differnt cols - just come back & I'll post the code for the auto-expand of different headers.
Actually, it's pretty easy with this line of code:
= Table.AddColumn(Source, "Custom", each Table.PromoteHeaders(Csv.Document([Content],[Delimiter=";", Encoding=1252])))
Replace your Step 2&3 with it.
It will retain all the metadata from the 1st step and add the content in an additional custom column.
If your csv's have all the same headers, you simply expand this column and the headers of the 1st file will be shown - and expand all other files on these cols as well.
If there are differnt cols - just come back & I'll post the code for the auto-expand of different headers.
When I try this solution for every entry in the csvs I get a different row in the data for every filepath in the folder regardless of whether the entry appeared in it or not. This makes it impossible to find entries by specifying the csv which is my ultimate goal.
Sorry, but I have no clue what you want and what the current problem is you're facing.
Any chance to refer more specificly to the examples given and:
1) Point out where your requirement differs from the examples given and
2) Provide some examples of your case?