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zerratriani
Aug 16, 2023Copper Contributor
How to extract unstructured data into excel
So I have data taken from a website and want to process it using Excel but I only have a .txt file. Here is the data like this. I've tried using the WRAPPROWS function but that doesn't work. Any sugg...
- Aug 25, 2023
Challenge is sometimes a Problem record consists of 6 rows, sometimes 7
In attached file a Power Query approach. In the Source step replace the file path (line File.Contents) to the text file with yours:Source = Csv.Document( File.Contents("X:\Abc\Def\ProblemsSample.txt"), [Delimiter="#(lf)", Columns=1, QuoteStyle=QuoteStyle.None] )
JKPieterse
Aug 16, 2023Silver Contributor
What happens when you you copy the URL of that page and then open Excel and click the From Web button on the Data tab and paste the URL in the box?
- zerratrianiAug 18, 2023Copper ContributorUnfortunately I can't access the website, I can only process the data provided in the form of a txt file
- JKPieterseAug 18, 2023Silver ContributorRight. Does the sire offer any other formats for exporting perhaps?
- zerratrianiAug 18, 2023Copper Contributor
JKPieterse Only txt files