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The Definitive Guide to Power Query (M)

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Product type Book
Published in Mar 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781835089729
Pages 758 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Authors (3):
Gregory Deckler Gregory Deckler
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Rick de Groot Rick de Groot
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Melissa de Korte Melissa de Korte
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface Introducing M Working with Power Query/M Accessing and Combining Data Understanding Values and Expressions Understanding Data Types Structured Values Conceptualizing M Working with Nested Structures Parameters and Custom Functions Dealing with Dates, Times, and Durations Comparers, Replacers, Combiners, and Splitters Handling Errors and Debugging Iteration and Recursion Troublesome Data Patterns Optimizing Performance Enabling Extensions Other Books You May Enjoy
Index

Common errors

As you encounter and handle errors in your Power Query workflows, it’s essential to review patterns and learn from them. Analyzing common errors and understanding their root cause can guide you in refining your error-handling approach. Therefore, this section focuses on some of the most common errors you are likely to encounter. Furthermore, it is helpful to understand that multiple errors can be encountered during debugging, and syntax errors will always be raised first as they make it impossible for the M (mashup) engine to parse the provided code.

Syntax errors

Syntax errors in an expression are typically identified during the code-writing phase. These errors indicate that there is an issue with the pattern or structure of the provided expression.

A missing comma on line 3 returns Expression.SyntaxError: Token ',' expected:

let
    A = 1,
    B = 0
    result = A / B
in
    result

An additional comma inside the list on line 2...

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