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GothicBelle
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Needing error handling for empty folder source

I have a queue folder with many subfolders for different queue data that I download Excel files every day. Each subfolder has a query made for it, and my end result is an append of all the final tables from those queries.

My issue is some days there just isn't any queue files that gets downloaded for some of the subfolders-they are empty. So I get the error: 

 

Expression.Error: There wasn't enough elements in the enumeration to complete the operation.

Details:

   [Table]

This error shows up in the Sample File of whatever folder is empty that day.

Here's my original code:

let

   Source= Folder.Files ("S:\My Folder\Queue\Subfolders"),

   Navigation1 = Source {0}[Content]

in

   Navigation1

 

This error is happening in the Sample File for any query that the folder is empty. If there's no files there I'd like the query to either skip that empty folder or make an empty 'place holder table'

I have the feeling I should use the try..otherwise expression but where- the Sample File or in each of the tables since they also have a Source  code line??

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Omid_Motamedise
Super User
Super User

Use this one

 

let

   Source= Folder.Files ("S:\My Folder\Queue\Subfolders"),

   Navigation1 = try Source {0}[Content] otherwise null

in

   Navigation1

If my answer helped solve your issue, please consider marking it as the accepted solution.

You cannot append null to a table. Needs to be an empty table. 

 

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Table:

= #table({"Column1","Column2"},{{"Q","A"}})

 

Table2:

= #table({"Column1","Column2"},{})

 

AlienSx
Super User
Super User

Source{0}?[Content]? // gives you null
lbendlin
Super User
Super User

let

   Source= Folder.Files ("S:\My Folder\Queue\Subfolders"),

   Navigation1 = if Table.CountRows(Source)>0 then Source{0}[Content] else <fake empty table with a [Content] column that you prepared before>

in

   Navigation1

This sort of worked but now my Transform Parameter is bugging out because dummies me said they were Excel files and they are CSV files.

Please provide sample data that fully covers your issue.

 

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