Import Excel - No data shown, only headers

[Annemieke]

Hi,

I am receiving an Excel file a couple of times a day with a status overview of processed orders. I want to combine these files in Power BI to create a summary, but I am not able to get the data in. Only the headers are shown. 

The data is always structured the same way:

In below code I opened a random binary of one of the Excel files, but in the end I will combine them all. (No help needed there)

let
  Source = Exchange.Contents("xxxxxxx@xxxxxx.com"),
  Navigation = Source{[Name = "Mail"]}[Data],
  #"Filtered rows 1" = Table.SelectRows(Navigation, each ([Folder Path] = "\Inbox\xxxxx\xxxxx\xxxxx\")),
  #"Filtered rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Filtered rows 1", each Text.StartsWith([Subject], "ROB0059_MassOrderCreationBeNeLux - Status Report")),
  #"Expanded Attachments" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Filtered rows", "Attachments", {"Name", "Extension", "AttachmentContent"}, {"Name", "Extension", "AttachmentContent"}),
  #"Filtered rows 2" = Table.SelectRows(#"Expanded Attachments", each Text.StartsWith([Name], "Status_Report")),
  #"Navigation 1" = #"Filtered rows 2"{2}[AttachmentContent],
  #"Imported Excel workbook" = Excel.Workbook(#"Navigation 1", null, true),
  #"Navigation 2" = #"Imported Excel workbook"{[Item = "Status_Report", Kind = "Sheet"]}[Data]
in
  #"Navigation 2"

This is the result. As you can see, only the headers are included and non of the data. When I combined the files and promoted the headers, I was left with 1 row per file with only null in each cell.

Hope you could help me!

[ZhangKun · Accepted solution]

If it is xlsx file, then try the following code:

// #"Imported Excel workbook" = Excel.Workbook(#"Navigation 1", null, true),
#"Imported Excel workbook" = Excel.Workbook(#"Navigation 1", [UseHeaders = null, DelayTypes = true, InferSheetDimensions = true]), 

[Annemieke]

Thank you, this works! 😊

[ZhangKun]

Note: "InferSheetDimensions = true" cannot be modified, but all other parameters can be modified.
This problem is very rare. If there are still type problems, just use the above method.

[AugustM]

Hi, I sometimes get this error when I copy a file into a OneDrive folder. What usually works for me is going into the file and editing something (row width, etc), saving and closing it. Then Power Query retrieves the data as expected. 

[Annemieke]

Thanks for your reply! Unfortunately, the files are in emails and not in a folder and I receive multiple of those emails a day for 2 years already. I connect with the Microsoft Exchange connector, with the goal to combine all the attachments. So unfortunately changing a small thing in a file is not an option 🙈

[ND_Pard]

At first glance, the result shown did NOT promote the headers; i.e., the header is shown as a record instead of as a header.

Not sure if my comment is helpful, but I hope it is.

Good Luck 🙂

[Annemieke]

True, in the print screen the headers were not yet promoted 🙂 But the issue is that there is nothing below that row, although there is data in the excel file. Promoting the headers only leads to having no rows at all anymore.

[v-cgao-msft]

Hi @Annemieke ,

First check that the output of these previous steps is as expected.

Best Regards,
Gao
Community Support Team

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[Annemieke]

Hi Gao,

Thanks for your response! Yes, the output of the previous steps is as expected. I see all emails, am able to expand the attachment columns and can open the needed binary of an excel file or combine the excel files that are in the attachments.

I don't get any errors, but for some reason only the first row is imported for these files, which only contains the headers.

[v-cgao-msft]

Hi @Annemieke ,

I checked the code and there seems to be nothing wrong with it. Please find the file according to the previous filter and check if it is empty.

Best Regards,
Gao
Community Support Team

If there is any post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution  to help the other members find it more quickly. If I misunderstand your needs or you still have problems on it, please feel free to let us know. Thanks a lot!

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