Apr 01 2022 08:10 AM
I have a .txt file that I am running through Power Query and into Excel. The txt file is a simple format that has an item ID on one line and an error message on the next, eg:
Item ABC
Error Msg
Item DEF
Error Msg
Item GHI
Error Msg
...
Ultimately, what I want is one column with the Item ID, and one with the error message. Simple enough. So after I pull the txt file in, I add a custom column :
if Text.Start([Column1],4) = "Item" then "ITEM ID" else "ERROR MSG"
This then give me alternating rows of "ITEM ID" and "ERROR MSG". Then I pivot on the new column using the original column as the Values Column and "Don't Aggregate" for the function, expecting to get my final result. However all I get is a table with two error cells and the error is "There weren't enough elements in the enumeration to complete the operation."
How can I fix this or is there another way to accomplish this simple task in Power Query?
Apr 01 2022 08:54 AM
Apr 01 2022 09:27 AM
@adinezzaYour method probably works also if just add an index column.