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Anonymous
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5 years ago
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How can I pick the latest file with Power Query?

Hello   How can I pick the latest file from a list of sharepoint files in a folder using Power Query?   Thanks!  
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  • v-yingjl's avatar
    v-yingjl
    5 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

    The power query code is like this:

    let
    Source = SharePoint.Files("https://xxx.sharepoint.com/sites/xxx", [ApiVersion = 15]),
    #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(Source, let latest = List.Max(Source[Date modified]) in each [Date modified] = latest)
in
    #"Filtered Rows"

     

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    Community Support Team _ Yingjie Li
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v-yingjl
Community Support
5 years ago

Hi Anonymous ,

You can follow these steps to get the lastest file from Sharepoint folder:

1. Connect to Sharepoint folder, choose transfrom data

2. In power query, select the date modified column and filter it as 'Is latest'

3. Now you will get the lastest file content in power query, expand and import it into power bi to get the whole data.

 

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _ Yingjie Li
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    5 years ago
    Thanks but can you give me the Power Query for it please?
    • v-yingjl's avatar
      v-yingjl
      Community Support
      5 years ago

      Hi Anonymous ,

      The power query code is like this:

      let
    Source = SharePoint.Files("https://xxx.sharepoint.com/sites/xxx", [ApiVersion = 15]),
    #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(Source, let latest = List.Max(Source[Date modified]) in each [Date modified] = latest)
in
    #"Filtered Rows"

       

      Best Regards,
      Community Support Team _ Yingjie Li
      If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.