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Splitting a spreadsheet to multiple Excel workbooks and tabs by column names

BA
5 - Atom

Hi Team,

 

I have a spreadsheet which I want to split using column names and save as different workbooks but also different tabs within the workbooks.

 

PeriodProjectDescriptionFilename
MayXeroxblah blahA
JuneBlueblah blahB
SepFullerblah blahC
JanCanterburyblah blahA
SepSolarblah blahB
SepCanterburyblah blahA

 

So in the above instance I would want to split Filename into different workbooks and have Project split into tabs within the corresponding workbook.

 

Hope this makes sense. Happy to provide more information.

 

 

 

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Clifford_Coon
11 - Bolide

Hi @BA ,

 

You can insert the full path or file name as a field.  Shown below B / Blue.  Separate  tab w

[FullPAth}\B.xlsx|||Blur

binuacs
21 - Polaris

@BA Sample workflow attached 

Screenshot 2023-06-30 050727.png

Nezrin
11 - Bolide
11 - Bolide

Use formula to create a dynamic file path and Specify the column on the output tool

Thanks,
Nez
Alteryx ACE | Sydney Alteryx User Group Lead | Sydney SparkED Contributor
BA
5 - Atom

Thanks so much for this, this is the closest to what I am looking for.  I did change the filename to be the project name so it saves as in different files and corresponding tabs.

 

I am getting an error message though:

Error: Output Data (46): Internal Error: STD Exception in thread: boost::filesystem::status: Access is denied: "[file path of some sort]...."

 

Not sure how to workaround that.  

 

 

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