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I am following the instructions on this link
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https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/data-engineering/tutorial-lakehouse-data-ingestion
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when i get to step 8 it says "Choose the File format as Binary for the destination."
when i try to select it I only get the following options
Avro
DelimitedText
JSON
ORC
Parquet
Given this situation what is the correct choice to complete the instructions the way they specify?
Solved! Go to Solution.
Hi @gbryant1
Happy New Year.
I tested according to the link you provided and encountered the same problem.
Regarding the problems in the document, you may need to check the updates or errata on the tutorial page, or contact the official for clarification. You can click feedback below the document to provide feedback.
Here are some tips to help you solve your current problem:
Parquet might be a good choice, but you will get the following error message.
At this point, you can modify it in the destination.
Now you can try running it.
Regards,
Nono Chen
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Another solution is to just leave the destination type blank
and it will unzip all the files
And the files in the destination
Hi @gbryant1
Happy New Year.
I tested according to the link you provided and encountered the same problem.
Regarding the problems in the document, you may need to check the updates or errata on the tutorial page, or contact the official for clarification. You can click feedback below the document to provide feedback.
Here are some tips to help you solve your current problem:
Parquet might be a good choice, but you will get the following error message.
At this point, you can modify it in the destination.
Now you can try running it.
Regards,
Nono Chen
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Happy New Year Nono,
I tested it as you described and it worked.
Many thanks.
Have a great weekend!
ggb
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