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Error converting invalid input with source encoding UTF-8 using ICU. Rejected bytes began with:916C

Hi All,

 

While i try to import data from snowflake to power bi, I am getting error as "Error converting invalid input with source encoding UTF-8 using ICU. Rejected bytes began with:916C".

 

In snowflake while data is uploading, we got the same error and we disabled the file format as UTF-8 is flase and data is uploaded successfully into snowflake database.

 

But , we are getting same error while we are importing data from snowflake to power bi. Is there any possibility of disabling UTF-8 = false in Power BI desktop as well or can you please suggest us better solution to resolve this issue?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Thanks,

Prasanth C

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V-lianl-msft
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

Please refer to:

https://community.snowflake.com/s/question/0D50Z000070P0PvSAK/invalid-utf8-detected-in-string 

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58828339/getting-utf-8-error-when-importing-snowflake-data-in-power-bi 

 

Best Regards,
Liang
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