How to load the contents of an email in outlook in PowerBI/PowerQuery? - powerquery

I'm trying to load the text contents of an email from outlook in into PowerBI using Power Query. I want to specifically load only the contents of emails from a specified person, with a specified subject line, and only the most recent email.
Here's my code so far:
let
Source = Exchange.Contents("user#email.com"),
Mail1 = Source{[Name="Mail"]}[Data],
#"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(Mail1, each ([Folder Path] = "\Inbox\Project\")),
#"Sorted Rows" = Table.Sort(#"Filtered Rows",{{"DateTimeReceived", Order.Descending}}),
#"Filtered Rows1" = Table.SelectRows(#"Sorted Rows", each Text.Contains([Subject], "Speficied Email Subject")),
#"Expanded Sender" = Table.ExpandRecordColumn(#"Filtered Rows1", "Sender", {"Address"}, {"Sender.Address"}),
#"Filtered Rows2" = Table.SelectRows(#"Expanded Sender", each Text.Contains([Sender.Address], "specified email sender")),
#"Filtered Rows3" = Table.SelectRows(#"Filtered Rows2", each Text.Contains([Subject], "specified email subject")),
#"Kept First Rows" = Table.FirstN(#"Filtered Rows3",1),
#"Choose First Result's Content" = #"Kept First Rows"[Body],
TextBody = #"Choose First Result's Content"[TextBody]
in
TextBody
I'm getting an error:
Expression.Error: We cannot apply field access to the type List.
Details:
Value=[List]
Key=TextBody
Can someone help me correct this code?
Thanks!

Change the last step to TextBody = #"Choose First Result's Content"{0}[TextBody]

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power query Expression.Error: We cannot convert a value of type Function to type List in power query

I am trying to run the query in power query editor and it failed with below error
where as the same query works fine in winserver 2016 and it fails with above error in win server 2019. Am I missing any thing ?
I did compared the settings and everything looks good.
let
//Get data Report H1
Source1 = Excel.Workbook(File.Contents("\\path\filename.xlsx"), null, true),
#"classic_Sheet1" = Source1{[Item = "classic", Kind = "Sheet"]}[Data],
#"Trimmed Text1" = Table.TransformColumns(#"classic_Sheet1", Text.Trim),
#"Third Row as Header1" = Table.PromoteHeaders(Table.Skip(#"Trimmed Text1", 2)),
#"Selected Columns1" = Table.SelectColumns(
#"Third Row as Header1",
{" ID", " Status", "Customer Id ", "Agent", "Leg"}
),
//Get Report H2
Source2 = Excel.Workbook(File.Contents("\\path\filename.xlsx"), null, true),
#"classic_Sheet2" = Source2{[Item = "classic", Kind = "Sheet"]}[Data],
#"Trimmed Text2" = Table.TransformColumns(#"classic_Sheet2", Text.Trim),
#"Third Row as Header2" = Table.PromoteHeaders(Table.Skip(#"Trimmed Text2", 2)),
#"Selected Columns2" = Table.SelectColumns(
#"Third Row as Header2",
{" ID", "Status", "Customer Id ", "Agent", "Leg"}
)
in
#"Excluded IDs"
The error message is pointing you to the problem:
Table.TransformColumns expects a list as the second parameter,
while you are providing a function:
Table.TransformColumns(
table as table,
transformOperations as list,
optional defaultTransformation as nullable function,
optional missingField as nullable number
) as table
Please read the official documentation here:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powerquery-m/table-transformcolumns
The issue has nothing to do with winserver 2016 or winserver 2019.
You want something along these lines
= Table.TransformColumns(#"classic_Sheet1",{{"ColumnNameHere", Text.Trim, type text}})
= Table.TransformColumns(#"classic_Sheet1"",{{"ColumnNameHere", Text.Trim, type text}, {"DifferentColumnNameHere", Text.Trim, type text}})

Power Query M - Way to dynamically use Table.ColumnAdd using value literals to substitute for column names

Here is the script I have based on the steps generated:
let
Source = Sql.Database("BITESTDBSVR1", "DW_FINANCE"),
CORPDB_BTT_SCENARIO_DETAILS_WITH_BACKLOG = Source{[Schema="CORPDB",Item="BTT_SCENARIO_DETAILS_WITH_BACKLOG"]}[Data],
#"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(CORPDB_BTT_SCENARIO_DETAILS_WITH_BACKLOG, each [ScenarioHeaderID] = FromScenario or [ScenarioHeaderID] = ToScenario),
#"Filtered Rows1" = Table.SelectRows(#"Filtered Rows", each [ValueTypeName] <> "Backlog"),
#"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Filtered Rows1",{"ID", "ContractID", "LineNumber", "Ophours", "Prime", "ScenarioHeaderID", "Division", "ORN", "BidNumber", "CustomerContractNumber", "ProjectID", "CustomerOrderID", "CurrentStatus", "CustomerBuyer", "ProgramName", "ProgramNotes", "Notes", "MajorProgram", "ProductFamily", "ProductSubFamily", "ProductGroup", "SeriesGroup", "Turret", "ProgramSeriesID", "OrderQuantity", "ContractValueSource", "SourceCurrencyID", "BookingFXRate", "ContractValueUSDollars", "PODateIn", "AcceptanceDate", "ContractAwardDate", "ContractAwardYear", "Probability", "FactoredValue", "ProductAccountManager", "ProgramManager", "InterIntraDivision", "InterIntraExternal", "Territory", "IDIQ", "Platform", "CustomerBuyerCountry", "EndUser", "LHXRegion", "LHXName", "ProcurementLocation", "CustomerType1", "CustomerType2", "ExternalCustomer", "SalesType", "BidType", "PricingType", "ExportLicenceNumber", "USExportStatus", "CANExportStatus", "ExportComments", "RevenueRecognitionCriteria", "IncoTerms", "ShipToCountry", "PaymentTerms", "EOIRMaster", "EOIRChildID", "BidDivision", "SubProduct", "ProductLine", "ServiceAccountManager", "BusinessUnit", "OffsetCapture", "EndUserBusinessPartner", "GeographicRegion", "GeographicSubRegion", "ContractDuration", "RevRecTiming", "ForecastRevenueMonths", "InvoiceNumber", "WorkOrdernumber", "SerialNumber", "OrderLine", "PKLineIdentifier", "Year1", "Year2", "Year3", "BI1", "BI2", "BI3", "RI1", "RI2", "RI3", "VMProject", "ServiceContractNo", "MainProject", "LNProject", "ProjectContract", "SalesForceRef", "SalesRegion", "FiscalDate", "ScenarioCreated", "ScenarioUpdated", "ScenarioWeek", "Scenario", "ValueType"}),
#"Pivoted Column" = Table.Pivot(#"Removed Columns", List.Distinct(#"Removed Columns"[ScenarioName]), "ScenarioName", "Value", List.Sum),
#"Replaced Value" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Pivoted Column",null,0,Replacer.ReplaceValue,{ScenarioFrom, ScenarioTo}),
#"Inserted Subtraction" = Table.AddColumn(#"Replaced Value", "Subtraction", each [#"Jan 15, 2021"] - [#"Mar 5, 2021"], type number),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Inserted Subtraction",{{"Subtraction", type number}}),
#"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Changed Type",{{"Subtraction", "Variance"}}),
#"Merged Queries" = Table.NestedJoin(#"Renamed Columns", {"InterIntra"}, #"CORPDB INTER_INTRA_MAPPING", {"INTER DIVISION"}, "CORPDB INTER_INTRA_MAPPING", JoinKind.LeftOuter),
#"Expanded CORPDB INTER_INTRA_MAPPING" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Merged Queries", "CORPDB INTER_INTRA_MAPPING", {"INTER DIVISION NAME"}, {"INTER DIVISION NAME"}),
#"Reordered Columns" = Table.ReorderColumns(#"Expanded CORPDB INTER_INTRA_MAPPING",{"Forecast", "ProgramGroupID", "InterIntra", "INTER DIVISION NAME", "EndUserCountry", "ValueTypeName", "Month", "Year", "Quarter", "MonthNumber", "FiscalYearMonth", "QuarterStart", "QuarterEnd", ScenarioFrom, ScenarioTo , "Variance"}),
#"Renamed Columns1" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Reordered Columns",{{"INTER DIVISION NAME", "InterIntraDivision"}}),
#"Removed Columns1" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Renamed Columns1",{"InterIntra"})
in
#"Removed Columns1"
The part of the code I want to update is
#"Inserted Subtraction" = Table.AddColumn(#"Replaced Value", "Subtraction", each [#"Jan 15, 2021"] - [#"Mar 5, 2021"], type number),
Where I have 2 text variables (ScenarioFrom, ScenarioTo) that I want to dynamically substitute in the definition to say
#"Inserted Subtraction" = Table.AddColumn(#"Replaced Value", "Subtraction", each [Scenariofrom] - [Scenarioto] , type number),
I get that I'm trying to force a literal into a table column which is causing the problem, but wondering if there is a function / easy work-around without transforming the data entirely.
When you are defining a custom column, writing each [ColName] is short for each _[ColName] where _ represents the current row, which is a Record type.
With this in mind, we can define the code like this
each Record.Field(_, ScenarioFrom) - Record.Field(_, ScenarioTo)
instead of
each [#"Jan 15, 2021"] - [#"Mar 5, 2021"]
This question is similar but uses the value in a different column rather than parameters/variables:
PowerQuery choose values based on a key column

Power query from Microsoft Exchange zip folder attachment

I am trying to get data from my email and the data is attached to an email and compressed in a zip folder.Is there a way to extract the contents of the zip folder from my email and into power query?
This is what I have so far
let Source = Exchange.Contents("xxxxx#xxx.com"), Mail1 = Source{[Name="Mail"]}[Data], #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(Mail1, each ([Folder Path] = "\xxxx Report\")), #"Filtered Rows1" = Table.SelectRows(#"Filtered Rows", let latest = List.Max(#"Filtered Rows"[DateTimeReceived]) in each [DateTimeReceived] = latest), #"Removed Other Columns" = Table.SelectColumns(#"Filtered Rows1",{"Attachments"}), #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Removed Other Columns", "Custom", each UnzipContent([Attachments])) in #"Added Custom"
This gives me an error.
Please assist,
Vava

DateKey formatted as YYYYMMDD

I have the following calendar table script:
let
StartDate = #date(2016, 1, 1),
EndDate = #date(2018, 12, 31),
CurrentDate = DateTime.Date(DateTime.FixedLocalNow()),
FiscalYearEndMonth = 6,
ListDates = List.Dates(StartDate, Number.From(EndDate - StartDate)+1, #duration(1,0,0,0)),
#"Converted to Table" = Table.FromList(ListDates, Splitter.SplitByNothing(), null, null, ExtraValues.Error),
#"Renamed Columns as Date" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Converted to Table",{{"Column1", "Date"}}),
#"Changed Type to Date" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Renamed Columns as Date",{{"Date", type date}}),
#"Added Calendar MonthNum" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type to Date", "MonthNum", each Date.Month([Date]), Int64.Type),
#"Added Calendar Year" = Table.AddColumn(#"Added Calendar MonthNum", "Year", each Date.Year([Date]), Int64.Type),
#"Added MonthYearNum" = Table.AddColumn(#"Added Calendar Year", "MonthYearNum", each [Year]*100 + [MonthNum] /*e.g. Sep-2016 would become 201609*/, Int64.Type),
#"Added Day Num" = Table.AddColumn(#"Added MonthYearNum", "DayNum", each Date.Day([Date])),
#"Changed Type1" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Added Datekey",{{"DayNum", Int64.Type}}),
#"Added Datekey" = Table.AddColumn(#"Added Day Num", "DateKey", each [Year]*100 + [MonthNum] + [DayNum]),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Changed Type1",{{"DayNum", Int64.Type}, {"DateKey", Int64.Type}})
in
#"Changed Type"
It results in the following:
So the last column is causing me the headache - I think the code for that column is:
each [Year]*100 + [MonthNum] + [DayNum]
It seems like the first two elements of this expression get concatenated as expected but then DayNum is added e.g. for 1st of Jan we get 2016 concatenated with 1 to give 201601 but then the DayNum gets added mathematically to it, to give 201602 but I want it to give 20160101 (format YYYYMMDD)
Why is this happening and what is the correct M/PowerQuery to avoid this behavior?
I believe you are correct as far as what it's doing. How about this instead?
each [Year]*10000 + [MonthNum]*100 + [DayNum]
or you could do
each [MonthYearNum]*100 + [DayNum]

text contains another field (power query)

i need to filter a field which contains another field in the same query.
#"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Filtered Rows1", each Text.Contains([ACIKLAMA], [SANTIYE]))
the error i got is
Expression.Error: The field 'SANTIYE' of the record wasn't found.
full code :
let
Source = Table.NestedJoin(Query1,{"Sicil No", "TARIH"},#"IK Bordro",{"Personel Kodu", "Bordro Tarihi"},"NewColumn",JoinKind.LeftOuter),
#"Expanded NewColumn" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(Source, "NewColumn", {"Santiye", "Taseron", "Turk/Yerel"}, {"Santiye", "Taseron", "Turk/Yerel"}),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Expanded NewColumn",{{"TARIH", type date}}),
#"Added Conditional Column" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Bordro", each if [#"Turk/Yerel"] = "YEREL" then "YEREL BORDRO" else if Text.Contains([ACIKLAMA], "RUBLE") then "TURK RUBLE" else if Text.Contains([ACIKLAMA], "USD") then "TURK USD" else if Text.Contains([ACIKLAMA], "RUB") then "TURK RUBLE" else if Text.Contains([ACIKLAMA], "IZIN") then "TURK IZIN HAKKI" else if Text.Contains([ACIKLAMA], "IHBAR") then "TURK IHBAR HAKKI" else if Text.Contains([ACIKLAMA], "KIDEM") then "TURK KIDEM HAKKI" else "DIGER" ),
#"Reordered Columns" = Table.ReorderColumns(#"Added Conditional Column",{"Sicil No", "HESAP ADI", "TARIH", "ACIKLAMA", "Santiye", "Taseron", "Turk/Yerel", "Bordro", "Ruble Tahakkuk", "USD Tahakkuk"}),
#"Filtered Rows1" = Table.SelectRows(#"Reordered Columns", each [Santiye] <> null),
#"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Filtered Rows1", each Text.Contains([ACIKLAMA], [Santiye] ))
in
#"Filtered Rows"
any ideas, workarounds ?
Maybe you are mixing up step names and field names?
It works fine with me as you can see here.
Code generated:
let
Source = ..... (table created, code not relevant),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"ACIKLAMA", type text}, {"SANTIYE", type text}}),
#"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Changed Type", each Text.Contains([ACIKLAMA],[SANTIYE]))
in
#"Filtered Rows"

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