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cheezee
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8 years ago
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Connecting to ODBC Datasource using SQL Statement

Hello guys,

 

I'm trying to connect to an Oracle database (that has over 300,000 objects within a certain schema) by using an ODBC connector. Reason being, the Oracle database is hosted in a UNIX environment and I am connecting to it from Windows Server.

 

Please, how can I connect to a table/view that is not listed within the first 10,000 preview results in the Navigator window, say by querying the exact table using a SQL statement? 

 

Alternatively, is there any other method of connecting to this table  (using Blank Query, for example)?

 

Any answer at all will be appreciated. Thanks

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    8 years ago

    cheezee,

    Option1:

    Write SQL statement in Power BI Desktop.


    Option2:

    Add a blank query in Power BI Desktop, paste the following code into Advanced Editor of the blank query.

    let
    Source = Odbc.Query("dsn=yourdsn", "Select * from yourtable")
in
    Source




    Regards,
    Lydia

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    8 years ago

    cheezee,

    Option1:

    Write SQL statement in Power BI Desktop.


    Option2:

    Add a blank query in Power BI Desktop, paste the following code into Advanced Editor of the blank query.

    let
    Source = Odbc.Query("dsn=yourdsn", "Select * from yourtable")
in
    Source




    Regards,
    Lydia

    • cheezee's avatar
      cheezee
      Regular Visitor
      7 years ago

      Thanks Lydia,

       

      I'll try this out and see how it goes. I believe this should solve my problem. :smileyhappy: