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Anonymous
6 years agoNot applicable
Connect to web data source like a folder?
I have some files published using apache and I am accessing them in Power BI with a Web connector. This works fine as long as I know the exact name of the file I want. But in some cases I need to imp...
Anonymous
6 years agoNot applicable
Thanks, Greg_Deckler and ImkeF however I don't need to sync multiple Apache servers. I have files being stored in one server and I can do a scheduled refresh with Power BI re-reading the data periodically. My challenge is trying to find a way to treat that server directory as if it were a folder on a Windows OS, and have the functionality of a folder connection. That would allow me to get all the files in it, without knowing in advance how many there are, or their exact names. There may not be a way to do it like that.
gracez
4 years agoFrequent Visitor
Hi Gitouttatown,
Have you found the solution? I have the same problem getting all files in our server folder. Thank you.
Grace Zhang