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MrSplinter
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Extract column names and datatype per table

‎12-22-2022 04:59 AM

Hi all,


Is it possible to write a query that extracts all column names and datatype for a table in Power BI?

Desired output is a table with two columns, columnname and datatype.

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‎12-22-2022 05:16 AM

Yes. Please see the Table.Schema function.

Table.Schema - PowerQuery M | Microsoft Learn

 

Pat

 

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‎12-13-2023 02:17 AM

Is it possible to get it for all the tables at the same time?

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‎12-22-2022 05:16 AM

Yes. Please see the Table.Schema function.

Table.Schema - PowerQuery M | Microsoft Learn

 

Pat

 

Microsoft Employee
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