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I am trying to run the below M code in Power query,
(ADGroup as text) as list =>
let
runCount = 1,
getad = (parent as text) as list =>
let
runCount = runCount + 1,
childern = fctGetADGroupGroups(parent),
Ad = List.Combine({{parent}, List.Accumulate(childern, {}, (a , b) => List.Combine({a,@getad(b)}))})
in
Ad,
Result = if runCount < 5 then getad( ADGroup ) else Result
in
Result
.Without the if statement I am getting the error "Evaluation resulted in a stack overflow and cannot continue.
I am trying to pull up the recursive Active Directory groups.
Hi @moltra_1 ,
It seems that this if statement is controlling the depth of the recursion. Why would you want to remove it?
Try increasing or decreasing the number in the if statement.
Best Regards,
Gao
Community Support Team
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I cannot get the IF statement to work. I am trying to put it in there to control the recursive depth. I should have been more clear in my initial post.
With the IF statement, I am getting no Syntax errors, but get the following error.
An error occurred in the ‘’ query. Expression.Error: The name 'Result' wasn't recognized. Make sure it's spelled correctly.
Here is where I got the power querys from. using power query to recursively extract data from Active Directory
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