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Configure Folder name as a parameter ?

Hello All, 

 

I am using Folder connection as a source and I need to specify the folder name in Excel File and Power Query load automatically the files under this folder but I don't know how to do it ?

To resume I need to pass the connection to the folder source as variable.

For Exemple to load files 2019 :

Folder
C:\Input\2019

 

Next Time I will change this value to load data 2020

Folder
C:\Input\2020

 

How to this please In Power Query?

 

Any help will be appreciated.

 

Taddi 🙂

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mahoneypat
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Employee

Please see this article.  Basically, you make a new text parameter in query editor (called "folderpath" for example) and in the formula bar for your source step change "C:\Folder2019" to just folderpath (no quotes, since it is already a text parameter).

Using Variables for File Locations - Power BI Tips and Tricks

 

Regards,

Pat





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mahoneypat
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Employee

Please see this article.  Basically, you make a new text parameter in query editor (called "folderpath" for example) and in the formula bar for your source step change "C:\Folder2019" to just folderpath (no quotes, since it is already a text parameter).

Using Variables for File Locations - Power BI Tips and Tricks

 

Regards,

Pat





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Anonymous
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Thanks Mahoneypat 

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