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breadearner
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Access Query Failure Using ODBC

Hi, I have a problem similar to the one shown below:

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Import-Data-from-Access-that-uses-ODBC-connection

 

I have connected PowerBi to the same ODBC connection and the Access database that pulls from it, but the queries in Access don't show up correctly, as seen in the picture here:

 

PowerBi Query Failure.jpg

 

What would I need to do to get this to work correctly in the future? I am not skilled at writing queries in PowerBi and most of the queries already exist in the Access DB.

 

Additionally, it seems like I can only import 1 specific table from ODBC at a time; is there a way to import an entire folder as a data source without having to highlight each individual table?

 

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

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v-jiascu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @breadearner,

 

That error is a little weird. Actually you can connect and retrieve the queries. Can you select the queries and import them?

You can select queries as many as you want. You also can use the function as the snapshot shows.

Access_Query_Failure_Using_ODBC

 

Best Regards,

Dale

Community Support Team _ Dale
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

It seems to load the tables from the Access DB just fine, but when the queries are involved, it fails to load the preview and coughs up the error.

Hi @breadearner,

 

Can you share the files? It seems fine in my test. Please refer to the snapshot below.

 

Access Query Failure Using ODBC.JPG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Regards,

Dale

Community Support Team _ Dale
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
breadearner
Frequent Visitor

Going to bump this to see if anyone can help me. Sorry!

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