Category: Power Query

Power Query “Trusted” Locations

My last two blog posts detailed some frustration that I ran into when working with Power Query.  First the issue that I couldn’t trust folders, but got stuck trusting files, and then the issue where I overloaded my credentials area. 

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Power Query Security Woes

Recently I’ve been working on automating a business process for a client.  It’s become a really interesting project that uses a mix of Excel tables, Power Query, Power Pivot and VBA, as well as a WinAutomation script.  Before I talk

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Importing Dates in Power Query

A couple of weeks ago I was teaching a course on Power Query.  I distributed a bunch of sample files, started to walk the attendees through the steps, and a hand went up. “I get an error in my date

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Using Power Query with Email

At our last MVP summit, I sat in on a session on PowerQuery. Our presenter, who is pretty passionate about it, at one point asked us “Who has wanted to use PowerQuery on their email inbox?” And honestly, I have

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From TXT files to BI solution

Several years ago, when Power Pivot first hit the scene, I was talking to a buddy of mine about it. The conversation went something like this: My Friend: “Ken, I’d love to use PowerPivot, but you don’t understand the database

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Un-Pivoting Data in Power Query

I was fooling around with the latest build of Power Query (for Excel 2010/2013), and I’ve got to say that I’m actually really impressed with this piece. I think the user experience still needs a bit of work, but once

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A message to forum cross posters

Do you know why you're here? If you have been pointed to this page, it is not because someone is mad at you, but rather because we want to curb your posting habits before people start ignoring your posts. Online

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