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I am importing data from multiple excel files in sharepoint folder to Power Query. I would like to define the chosen columns before expand the data. Previously I have defined to take the data of first sheet of every excel file in the folder as the sheet name is not constant (it works). Same reason with the columns, the name sometimes changes, while the order is remain same.
This is the query I done in 'Transform Sample File':
let
Source = Excel.Workbook(Parameter1, null, true),
FirstSheet = Source{0}[Data],
#"Promoted Headers" = Table.PromoteHeaders(FirstSheet, [PromoteAllScalars=true])
in
#"Promoted Headers"
Below is the enhance version to cover the column, get error where it said:
Expression.Error: We cannot convert the value 1 to type Text.
Details:
Value=1
Type=[Type]
let
Source = Excel.Workbook(Parameter1, null, true),
FirstSheet = Source{0}[Data],
#"Promoted Headers" = Table.PromoteHeaders(FirstSheet, [PromoteAllScalars=true]),
SelectedColumns = Table.SelectColumns(PromotedHeaders, {1, 2, 3, 7})
in
SelectedColumnsI did set the data type yet the error still there.
Any suggestions is much appreciated. Thank you.
Solved! Go to Solution.
Hi @KJChin
...
Table.SelectColumns(PromotedHeaders, List.Transform({1, 2, 3, 7}, each Table.ColumnNames(PromotedHeaders){_ - 1}))
Stéphane
Hi @KJChin
...
Table.SelectColumns(PromotedHeaders, List.Transform({1, 2, 3, 7}, each Table.ColumnNames(PromotedHeaders){_ - 1}))
Stéphane
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