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Dynamic filename in folder and 30000 row limit
Hi! I got a query that connects to the “newest” *.xlsx file in a folder, that is automatically created every night. Its easy to filter out the latest file due to the naming. “Excel2023050506 00 36....
Hi tomand05 ,
I created a test folder with 30,000+ excel files and my steps are as follows for your reference.
Get data --> folder --> transform data --> select Name column and right-click --> Sort Descending
Keep the first row;
Power bi Desktop [Version: 2.116.622.0 64-bit (April 2023)
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Gao
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Hi!
It’s not 30 000 files... It’s more than 30 000 rows of data in the excel file .