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Hi to all,
we have to prototype a dashboard based on a Postgres DB.
The data is saved in JSON format, but unfortunately is also compressed with lz-string:
Has anyone experienced this before? Is there some function to call, or should I make a python script and call it?
Best regards
Daniele Tiles
Solved! Go to Solution.
Hi @daniele_tiles ,
Maybe you need to decompress fist.
If you have Pro account you could try to open a support ticket. If you have a Pro account it is free. Go to https://support.powerbi.com. Scroll down and click "CREATE SUPPORT TICKET".
Best Regards,
Amy
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Hi I've solved it with Python.
Hi
I would be very grateful indeed if you could share the code you used to decompress values compressed with lz-string as I need it for a business critical application
If possible, Can you please share the python code to Decrypt JSON compressed with lz-string for the column mentioned.
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