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ChrisBirmele
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8 years ago
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Clicking a file:// URL doesn't work

My dataset contains a column with a hyperlink to jpg image files (see pic below), but clicking the hyperlink doesn't open the file.  Pasting the same path into a browser or File Explorer works just f...
  • Eric_Zhang's avatar
    Eric_Zhang
    8 years ago
    ChrisBirmele wrote:

    My dataset contains a column with a hyperlink to jpg image files (see pic below), but clicking the hyperlink doesn't open the file.  Pasting the same path into a browser or File Explorer works just fine.

     

    PS: I am doing all this in PowerBi desktop, haven't published to the service yet.

     

    Any idea what I am doing wrong?

     

     

     

     

     

    ChrisBirmele

    See the limitation in official blog .

    If you want to use file URLs, there are some limitations. They will not open in the Power BI Desktop, only in web browsers. For most browsers, you will need to right click on the link, copy the link address, and paste the URL in a new tab. 



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Anonymous
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6 years ago

It's now December 2019. Is there any solution on the horizon for this issue? We've tried different browsers but could not get it working. To copy the link in a new tab is not really enduser friendly.

 

Thanks for your help

  • Earosenfeld's avatar
    Earosenfeld
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    6 years ago

    Will Power BI ever fix this inconvenience? Most application allow for hyperlinks to be accessible; I don't see the reason why Power BI would prevent this other than laziness.

    • pborah's avatar
      pborah
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      5 years ago

      Latter half of September 2020, is there any update on this?