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SaraAbdelazim
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Display base64 Image in a Table -- Direct Query

I have an SQL database with a table of employees and a column of photos.
I used SQL query and created a new column (Photo) to store the Base64-encoded image data it's origionally in (Binary format).
I used this apprach :
* EmployeePhoto binary data from DimEmployee is cast as VARBINARY(MAX)
* CAST AS XML and xs:base64Binary
as suggested here by: @Lyssillic | Answer Display images from SQL Server database DirectQuery model 

 


I'm using DirectQuery Mode and the data is loaded successfully. (Power Query image below)
When I try to use the Photo column to show the images in a table in a report I get "Can't Load data for this visual"

 

Note: It works fine with images visualization or filtered table by single name (image below) BUT I wanted a table of all employees details+images 

Base64 images from SQLBase64 images from SQLProblem when using photo column in report pageProblem when using photo column in report pagesingle value in image visual or filtered tablesingle value in image visual or filtered table

 

 

 

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SaraAbdelazim
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I did, as I mentioned I am able to display a single image if filtered by name. The problem is I can't display all of them..

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