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Logic problem?
Hi Daz474,
Thank you for reaching out in Microsoft Community Forum.
Since the presence of a special character (like a smiley face) breaks the data load completely, the safest approach is to analyze the file in raw binary format before any parsing happens in Power BI.
Please follow these steps to safely identify the problematic row:
1.Use File.Contents to load the file as raw binary instead of as a table. This prevents Power BI from trying to parse corrupted characters.
2.Convert the binary into a list of lines using Lines.FromBinary.
3.Convert the list of lines into a table so you can inspect each one.
4.Add a column to flag lines that contain non-standard (non-ASCII) characters, such as emojis or symbols.
5.Optionally filter the table to only show the problematic rows, helping you isolate the account code.
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Pavan.
Hi Daz474,
Thank you for reaching out in Microsoft Community Forum.
Please follow below steps to resolve the issue;
1.In Power Query, you can filter out records containing specific characters. This will allow you to detect any rows with unusual or special characters, like the Smiley Face.
2.You could create a custom column that checks for non-standard characters in the Description field.
3.Add a custom column with a function to identify the presence of a Smiley Face (😊) or any other non-standard characters.
let
Source = YourSourceTable,
AddCustomColumn = Table.AddColumn(Source, "HasSmiley", each if Text.Contains([Description], "😊") then "Yes" else "No"),
FilteredRows = Table.SelectRows(AddCustomColumn, each [HasSmiley] = "Yes")
in
FilteredRows
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Regards,
Pavan.