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fisrt step with BI : import txt file
Hi everybody,
Here is my problem :
I'm trying to import a txt file :
let
Source = Csv.Document(File.Contents("Z:\xxxx.txt"),[Delimiter=" ", Column=120, Encoding=1252]),
the delimiter is a tab and I have 120 columns, perfect. but the string fields in my txt file have quotes, exemple : 'Dupond'
What can I do to have only Dupond in my table ... without the quote ?
Thank you
Stéphane
3 Replies
- Greg_Deckler
Community Champion
You could add a step where you replace the single quotes with nothing. Transform | Replace Values, ', [nothing]
Yes I found this option ...
but is there an option (as in Microsoft Query) to indicate that the text is surrounded by quote ?
in the help of csv.document there talk about QuoteStyle.Csv ... but I don't know if it this appropriate, and how to use it ...
- Greg_Deckler
StefTheo - I looked through the documentation here for Csv.Document
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt260840.aspx
I didn't see an option for setting QuoteStyle, but I do see the remark. I believe that the remark is simply telling you that it is going to use double quotes as delimiters. I have not been able to find any way of changing the quote style. When using the Excel data import (not Power Query), you have the option of setting that, but I don't believe it is using the same engine under the hood.
