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Dicken
Post Prodigy
Post Prodigy

Power Query Table from list

 

Hi, 
When using Table from list is is possible to define a data type, I recnently created a one column date table which I loaded to pbi, 

 

 

= Table.FromList( 
 List.Dates( #date(2020,1,1), 365, #duration(1,0,0,0)), 
 Splitter.SplitByNothing(), {"Date"}, type date )

 and was not sure why it was not working until a noticeed the data type date had not been applied, so went back and changed 

manually , all ok, but I would have thought it would be possible all in one step, any suggestion or what am I doing wrong? 

Richard. 

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dufoq3
Community Champion
Community Champion

Hi @Dicken, yes it is:

 

dufoq3_0-1720716512850.png

 

= Table.FromList({1..5}, (x)=> {x}, type table[Just Numbers=Int64.Type])

 

 

Replace your code with this one:

= Table.FromList( 
 List.Dates( #date(2020,1,1), 365, #duration(1,0,0,0)), 
 Splitter.SplitByNothing(), type table[Date=date] )

Note: Check this link to learn how to use my query.
Check this link if you don't know how to provide sample data.

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dufoq3
Community Champion
Community Champion

Hi @Dicken, yes it is:

 

dufoq3_0-1720716512850.png

 

= Table.FromList({1..5}, (x)=> {x}, type table[Just Numbers=Int64.Type])

 

 

Replace your code with this one:

= Table.FromList( 
 List.Dates( #date(2020,1,1), 365, #duration(1,0,0,0)), 
 Splitter.SplitByNothing(), type table[Date=date] )

Note: Check this link to learn how to use my query.
Check this link if you don't know how to provide sample data.

I had a feeling it was not just  straightforward type or as folllowd by data type.

 

Thank you, 

Richard. 

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