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Getting the latest and earliest date value from a table

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Posted on by Michael999

Hi

I would like to retrieve the latest and earliest date from a specific column in an excel table, as shown in the image below.

The date format is YYYY/MM/DD.

Would this be possible with Power Automate Desktop.

Thank you

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  • UshaJyothiKasibhotla Profile Picture
    UshaJyothiKasibhotla 225 Moderator on at

    Hi @Michael999 

    Use Run .net action 

    configure references as shown in the link below

    https://youtu.be/gyscFdPdCCQ?si=vBZzKYXMukK2zcm

     

    Add the linq and arguments as shown in the below image

    UshaJyothi20_2-1709465744500.pngUshaJyothi20_3-1709465774081.png

     

    Use the following Linq 

    out_DT = DT.AsEnumerable.OrderByDescending(Function(r) Datetime.ParseExact(r("Date").trim,{"YYYY/MM/DD"}, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,system.Globalization.DateTimeStyles.None)).CopyToDataTable



    Now you will get a data table in which the date is ordered and pick the first row then you can get the latest date.....

     

    Hope this helps,

    Usha.

     

     

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