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Hi Reuven
Answer is no :(
Return FileName - using Power query
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Reuven Leibowitz
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Hi Dears
I created a query on a master file - meaning this file will be saved several times each time in a different name.
I need to use the file name each time in the power query.
Currently, I added a table that contains the file name as you can see in the attached picture
Is there a way to get the file name directly in the power query instead of adding another table and another query?
Thank you
Reuven
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Lz._ 9,016 Reputation points2020-12-06T16:26:24.77+00:00 -
Lz._ 9,016 Reputation points
2020-12-10T10:50:20.94+00:00 No change to my above answer. However, I just saw that your File Name parameter is in row 10. So questions:
1/ How many parameters do you need to pass to your query?
2/ If more than 1, what method (code) do you use to get these parameter(s)? -
Reuven Leibowitz 41 Reputation points
2020-12-10T14:06:04.353+00:00 Hi @Lz._
The Excel function
=cell("fileName")returns the full path, regardless of in which sheet column or cell it's in.
For my needs, I don't need the full path, but only the fileName. It's kind of security that the report fits the file name,
(So the user can't create a December report if the file name doesn't contain the word December).However, I have used this formula before (=cell("filename") ) to refer a query to the current file but without using Excel.CurrentWorkbook
It is indeed useful if you need to refer to the current workbook but you need to refer to an entire sheet, not to a table.I hope you can understand my broken English
Regards
Reuven -
Lz._ 9,016 Reputation points
2020-12-10T16:22:01.247+00:00 (I'm not English native and make a lot of mistakes). I think I better understand what you're doing (am also well aware of what the Excel CELL function does) and a single call (from a query) to get the filename should be enough (or I misunderstood something)
Is there anything I can help you with re. your initial question or can we close the topic?
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