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Challenge #180: Thousand File Challenge

MOHAMMEDAFZAL
7 - Meteor

Here's my solution. Pretty good challenge 

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Batch Macro looks like this:

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jasperlch
12 - Quasar
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KevinTang
8 - Asteroid

level up my skills about input data

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balajilolla
8 - Asteroid
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Solution Attached

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johnemery
11 - Bolide

Interesting, tricky challenge. This one will certainly make people think!

 

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My solution video:

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Jean-Balteryx
16 - Nebula
16 - Nebula

Here is my solution !

mattreynolds
9 - Comet

Neat challenge!

Mengdee
8 - Asteroid

frustratingly the macro to get the 1000 files was simple enough.. i didn't see there were other columns with values.. and hence spent alot of time head scratching 😞

 

great challenge!

Blake
12 - Quasar

I wasn't able to get the same answer as what was provided in the start file but when I downloaded the supplied solution and ran it, I got the same output as what I'd been seeing in my solution.

 

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Not sure if the data changed but I got 0.146740511271132 


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bsanders2009
8 - Asteroid

I learned a lot from this one because I don't have much experience with batch macros.  I had to look at other examples and cheat a bit first but it was well worth the effort because it really cemented how to make this work.  Also, in case it helps anyone, I learned that when you put a macro to read multiple files into your workflow, it will only show the first line of data until you put another tool in the workflow after it.  I beat my head against the wall for a while on that one!

 

Here is my macro:

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Here is my workflow:

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And here is the solution:

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