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thedogspollocks
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3 years ago
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Combining multiple tables from one PDF / columns not aligning despite being identically formatted

Hi all,   I'm currently using the following formula to combine a table across multiple pages:   = let Source = Pdf.Tables(File.Contents("C:\DIRECTORY\FILENAME.pdf"), [StartPage=24, EndPage=29])in...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    3 years ago

    Any time you are combining PDFs, you need to get the column count while the tables are still collapsed, like Table.AddColumn(PriorStepOrTableName, "Columns", each Table.ColumnCount([TableColumnName]))

     

    Then sort descending by column count, and only then should you expand the tables.

    Anyway, the automatic column splitting is not perfect. Also, keep one of your original columns when you expand the table column--so you can put the expanded tables back in the right order if your PDF data has no sort data.

     

    --Nate

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Anonymous
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3 years ago

Any time you are combining PDFs, you need to get the column count while the tables are still collapsed, like Table.AddColumn(PriorStepOrTableName, "Columns", each Table.ColumnCount([TableColumnName]))

 

Then sort descending by column count, and only then should you expand the tables.

Anyway, the automatic column splitting is not perfect. Also, keep one of your original columns when you expand the table column--so you can put the expanded tables back in the right order if your PDF data has no sort data.

 

--Nate