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pepe2209
Creator
Creator

Load multiple xlsx files fromm multiple sub folders

Hello

I want to load data from multiple xlsx files (all with the same format) which are located in different folders. I want to do this trough one load script code if this is possible.

example of the folder structure:

C:/...../MainFolder

/Subfolder1

/1.xlsx
/2.xlsx
/Subfolder2/3.xslx
/4.xlsx
/5.xlsx
/Subfolder3/6.xlsx

I hope someone can help me with this

thanks.

4 Replies
kaushiknsolanki
Partner Ambassador/MVP
Partner Ambassador/MVP

Hi,

     Use below script to get the files from sub folders.

SUB DoDir (Root)

FOR Each Ext in 'qvw', 'qva', 'qvo', 'qvs'

FOR Each File in filelist (Root&' \*.' &Ext)

LOAD

'$(File)' as Name,

FileSize( '$(File)' ) as Size,

FileTime( '$(File)' ) as FileTime

autogenerate 1;

NEXT File

NEXT Ext

FOR Each Dir in dirlist (Root&' \*' )

call DoDir (Dir)

NEXT Dir

ENDSUB

CALL DoDir ('C:')

Regards,

Kaushik Solanki

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demoustier
Creator
Creator

Hi,

It works perfectly well for FileSize and FileTime function but it seems not working for FileDir, FileExtension,...and other 'File...' function.

any idea ?

Kind regards

cristiand
Contributor III
Contributor III

Hello Benjamin,

The functions you mentioned only work without any parameter. They are only useful to get information of the file you have in "From C:\.....". So, you can't extract information of an "external" file (i mean, are file that you a not loading).

Instead you have to use something like:

FileDirectoryInfo:
LOAD
'$(File)' as FullPath,
Subfield('$(File)', '\', SubstringCount('$(File)', '\') + 1) as FileNameFull,
Subfield(Subfield('$(File)', '\', SubstringCount('$(File)', '\') + 1), '.', 1) as FileName,
Lower(SubField('$(File)','.',-1)) as FileExtension,
Left( '$(File)' , index( '$(File)', '\' , -1 ) - 1 ) as Folder,
FileSize( '$(File)' ) as Size,
FileTime( '$(File)' ) as FileTime
autogenerate 1;
Cristian Dorbesi
demoustier
Creator
Creator

Hi,

Great !

I was lost with all this Subfield when I tried to did it by myself !! ☺

Thanks for your help !

Benjamin DEMOUSTIER,

De : cristiand

Envoyé : mardi 8 juillet 2014 15:45

À : DEMOUSTIER Benjamin

Objet : Re: - Load multiple xlsx files fromm multiple sub folders

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