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nmhung49
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Problem with auto detected data from Excel file

I have data A.xls and I used power query to load file A.xls but the data at cell B45, B46 in Power query is null. I think it have a problem with auto detected data from Excel file

How to not lose data in cell B45, B46 in power query?

 

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A.xls

Test.xlsx

 

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Problems with legacy Excel files (xls instead of xlxs) are well known and documented here:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-access-database-errors 

or here for example: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/cb4da941-6e36-4447-8c10-1582ae6a59b8/power-query-n...

 

So your best bet is to transform to csv or xlsx. 

 

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kcantor
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@nmhung49 

Have you continued through close and load? Power Query does not necessarily load all of the data into the preview window but only samples the data. Once you close and load, go to the table view and sort into the data to see if the data is making it to the table.

If that doesn't work, please share some sample data here and I will be happy to take a look at it indepth.





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Problems with legacy Excel files (xls instead of xlxs) are well known and documented here:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-access-database-errors 

or here for example: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/cb4da941-6e36-4447-8c10-1582ae6a59b8/power-query-n...

 

So your best bet is to transform to csv or xlsx. 

 

Imke Feldmann (The BIccountant)

If you liked my solution, please give it a thumbs up. And if I did answer your question, please mark this post as a solution. Thanks!

How to integrate M-code into your solution -- How to get your questions answered quickly -- How to provide sample data -- Check out more PBI- learning resources here -- Performance Tipps for M-queries


@ImkeF wrote:

So your best bet is to transform to csv or xlsx. 

 


I think this is best way to solve this problem even though I don't like it because it takes time to save as to csv, xlsx

 

Thanks @ImkeF 

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