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Hi there,
I am trying to read all files in a sharepoint folder and all tabs within those .xlsx files, except tabs that contain "Summary".
All file names are different and all tab names are different.
I am trying to accomplish this in advanced editor:
let
Source = SharePoint.Files("https:Path ", [ApiVersion = 15]),
#"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(Source, each ([Folder Path] = "https:Path")),
KeepCol = Table.SelectColumns(Source,{"Name"}),
Sheet_Info = Table.AddColumn(KeepCol, "Personalise", each Excel.Workbook(File.Contents("https:Path" & [Name])),
ExpandSheet = Table.ExpandTableColumn(Sheet_Info, "Personalise", {"Name", "Data"}, {"Name.1", "Data"}),
Test = Table.AddColumn(ExpandSheet, "Flag", each Text.Contains([Name.1],"Summary")),
KeepTrue = Table.SelectRows(Test, each ([Flag] = true)),
Develop = Table.ExpandTableColumn(KeepTrue, "Data", {"Column1", "Column2", "Column3", "Column4", "Column5", "Column6"}))
in
#"Filtered Rows"
but my syntax is not working, can someone please help me?
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Something like this
// Downloads
let
Source = Folder.Files("C:\Users\xxx\Downloads"),
#"Filtered Rows1" = Table.SelectRows(Source, each Text.StartsWith([Name], "Book") and [Extension] = ".xlsx"),
#"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Filtered Rows1", "Custom", each Excel.Workbook([Content])),
#"Removed Other Columns" = Table.SelectColumns(#"Added Custom",{"Name","Custom" }),
#"Expanded Custom" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Other Columns", "Custom", {"Data", "Kind", "Name"}, {"Data", "Kind", "Name.1"}),
#"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Expanded Custom", each [Name.1] <> "Summary")
in
#"Filtered Rows"
@lbendlin Thank you for your reply 🙂 I added your syntax in, with the exception of last #Filtered Rows was changed to #Filtered Rowss because it gave me an error of "The variable named 'Filtered Rows' is already defined in scope.
I am experiencing issue at Filtered Rows1 step, after this,table shows up empty.
Something like this
// Downloads
let
Source = Folder.Files("C:\Users\xxx\Downloads"),
#"Filtered Rows1" = Table.SelectRows(Source, each Text.StartsWith([Name], "Book") and [Extension] = ".xlsx"),
#"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Filtered Rows1", "Custom", each Excel.Workbook([Content])),
#"Removed Other Columns" = Table.SelectColumns(#"Added Custom",{"Name","Custom" }),
#"Expanded Custom" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Other Columns", "Custom", {"Data", "Kind", "Name"}, {"Data", "Kind", "Name.1"}),
#"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Expanded Custom", each [Name.1] <> "Summary")
in
#"Filtered Rows"
Never mind, I fugred it out! Thank you so much! 🙂