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Challenge #19: Excel Record Locator

Pilsner
13 - Pulsar

My solution:

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dvaldez
7 - Meteor

I really enjoyed this challenge.

 

I solved it using a batch macro. It iterates the specified coordinates for each file and outputs the results in a column that's based on the coordinates.

 

If the customer wants to add more coordinates, they can simply add more to the text input tool and it will append a new column.

 

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barrymoe
8 - Asteroid

Had to cheat to get the input file to work with the wildcard!! Kept using dynamic input and couldn't figure out how to tag the fileName to each record. 

Once I got that it was much easier!

Daniel_Homola
8 - Asteroid

Here!

jaredcoffin
7 - Meteor

Way more long winded than the recommended. Should have taken advantage of the Multi-row rather than the RecordID tool. Book*.xls wasn't working well so file are separate.

Will_Condon
8 - Asteroid

Great solution.

Will_Condon
8 - Asteroid

My solutions prepping for Core Cert.

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jbatts
7 - Meteor

Solution attached

PuffinPanic
10 - Fireball
10 - Fireball

Definitely took a slightly longer way round to get this solution, but as I tell my team, if it's giving the correct answer, then it's a correct solution.

 

Don't panic - I've got Alteryx!
FlaviaNC_21
7 - Meteor

Challenge #19 completed

 

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