DBF: DataSource.Error: OLE DB: External table is not in the expected format.

[Abduvali]

Hi All,

I hope someone will be able to help!

I loading DBF files into Power BI desktop using the following connection string in Advance Editor:

"let
Source = OleDb.DataSource("Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:\Data\fallBack\company1;extended          properties=dBASE IV", [Query="select * from [CUSTS.DBF]"])
in
Source"

I have namaged to load 4 DBF files without any issues but the rest 3 files are giving me the follwoing error:

All files are located in the same folder, same type, access wise everything is identical but for some reason they won't load =o?

If anyone came across the same issue in the past please drop a line.

Thank you,

Abduvali

[Digger]

any free solution?

[v-xicai]

Hi @Abduvali ,

You can refer to the similar cases:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1139390/excel-external-table-is-not-in-the-expected-format,

https://forums.asp.net/t/993765.aspx?External+table+is+not+in+the+expected+format+,

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/22900777/VB6-DBF-External-Table-is-not-in-the-expected-fo... .

Best Regards,

Amy

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[Abduvali]

@v-xicai Thanks for your reply but unfortunatelly those sugestions did not work for me 😞

Regards

Abduvali

[gustavoleo]

The best and the easy way is using ODBC 64-BITS driver like this go.helpbi.com/dbf