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The Definitive Guide to Power Query (M)

You're reading from   The Definitive Guide to Power Query (M) Mastering complex data transformation with Power Query

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781835089729
Length 758 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introducing M FREE CHAPTER 2. Working with Power Query/M 3. Accessing and Combining Data 4. Understanding Values and Expressions 5. Understanding Data Types 6. Structured Values 7. Conceptualizing M 8. Working with Nested Structures 9. Parameters and Custom Functions 10. Dealing with Dates, Times, and Durations 11. Comparers, Replacers, Combiners, and Splitters 12. Handling Errors and Debugging 13. Iteration and Recursion 14. Troublesome Data Patterns 15. Optimizing Performance 16. Enabling Extensions 17. Other Books You May Enjoy
18. Index

Preparing your environment

To prepare your environment, you must download and install two software components:

  • Visual Studio Code
  • Power Query software development kit (SDK)

In addition, the custom connector example covered in this chapter connects to Discord, a popular voice and instant messaging social platform. We will use the Discord API to connect to a Discord server and retrieve information. To use Discord, we will also want to install and configure two additional components, namely:

  • Internet Information Services
  • Discord

Let’s look at how to get these software components installed and configured.

Getting Visual Studio Code

There are currently two versions of Power Query: a version released in 2017 that works as an extension for Visual Studio 2017 and 2019 and a new version (currently in preview on the publication date for this book) that works with Visual Studio Code.

For this book, we will be working with...

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