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Sayri
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5 years ago
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How to extract all the column names from a 'Table' data Type Column ?

Hi all, Would it be possible to extract all the column names + 1st row, from each Table listed in 'Data' Column below please ? The goal would be to have a list like: Index0.Column01, 1st...
  • CNENFRNL's avatar
    5 years ago

    Hi, Sayri , it's easy to extract all columns' names from each table in your scenario; you might add applied steps like this,

     

    #"Column Names" = Table.TransformColumns(#"Previous Step", {{"Data", Table.ColumnNames}}),
    #"Expanded Data" = Table.ExpandListColumn(#"Column Names", "Data")

     

  • Jimmy801's avatar
    5 years ago

    Hello Sayri 

     

    you can transform you tables first to get the first row of your tables as new table with Table.First and Record.ToTable.

    Then expand the newly created table. here an easy example

     

    let
        Source = #table({"Index", "Data"}, {{"Index0", #table({"ColumnA", "ColumnB"}, {{"A", "B"}, {"C", "D"}})}, {"Index1", #table({"Column1", "Column2"}, {{"E", "F"}, {"G", "H"}})}}),
        GetFirstRowOfTable = Table.TransformColumns
        (
            Source,
            {
                {
                    "Data",
                    each Record.ToTable(Table.First(_))
                }
            }
        ),
        #"Expanded Data" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(GetFirstRowOfTable, "Data", {"Name", "Value"}, {"Column name", "First row value"})
    in
        #"Expanded Data"

     

     

    Copy paste this code to the advanced editor in a new blank query to see how the solution works.

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    Jimmy