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I have a query from sql database (direct)
One of the columns is an Excel file (see photo)
Is it possible to load the data of these files?
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Hi @amiskow
Yes, click on the double down arrow in the column header
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Hi @amiskow
Yes, click on the double down arrow in the column header
Phil
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As @PhilipTreacy replied, you first need to combine the binaries in the column. You can do this by either hitting the double arrows, or by adding a custom column and use the Excel.Workbook() function on the column of binaries. This would expose all the sheets, tables, etc. in each workbook and you could filter/expand from there. Once all the data are expanded, you can then load the table and see the columns on the report page.
Regards,
Pat
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