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Challenge #19: Excel Record Locator

deepaprash
8 - Asteroid

Done.

liamholland
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Solution:

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Brad4Data
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)

I have done this exercise before.  The solution is much better with this challenge.  

 

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Input tool with a wild card (book*.xls).  Added a row number with the multi-row and then created formulas to get each row/col combo.  Grouped by Filename and max of each field.  
JohanRanschaert
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in attach my solution

cc000072
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Here is my solution

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Lucatelli
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Please find attached my proposed solution.

Sylvana
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My solution

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dpencheva
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Here is  my solution. I tried to make it simple. ; )

JunePark
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DanielLing
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Way longer than solution but it got there!!

Learned a neat trick along the way from the solution too.