Excel getting current directory in Power Query - excel

Question

I have been trying to get current directory into Power Query. But it somehow doesn't work. How can I get current directory, to make the path dynamic for my Query, so that in case the file moved a new directory, I will have no issue with retrieving data into Power Query. Here is the code I tried with:
let
Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="pathTable"]}[Content],
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Path", type text}}),
Path = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Changed Type","\[PathForSummaryFiles.xlsx]Path","\summary.xlsx",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"Path"})
GetFilesFromFolder = Folder.Files(Path)
in
GetFilesFromFolder
the code above throws an error.

Answer 1

Is this what you are trying to do?
In excel, name a cell DirectoryRangeName using formulas ... name manager
Within that cell, put in a formula to capture the path of that file
=LEFT(CELL("filename",A1),FIND("[",CELL("filename",A1))-1)
or enter your own path such as:
c:\directory\subdirectory\
Then, once in powerquery, read that value, and combine however you want to reference it such as
let Directory = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="DirectoryRangeName"]}[Content]{0}[Column1],
Source = Excel.Workbook(File.Contents(Directory & "abs.xlsx"), null, true)
in Source
Or
let Directory = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="DirectoryRangeName"]}[Content]{0}[Column1],
GetFilesFromFolder = Folder.Files(Directory)
in GetFilesFromFolder
Instead of a formula in the range name, you could simply put a full filepath such as c:\temp\a.xlsx
and then read it within powerquery
let FilePath= Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="DirectoryRangeName"]}[Content]{0}[Column1],
Source = Excel.Workbook(File.Contents(FilePath), null, true)
in Source