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ginnibobinni
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Error using ODBC data source

I set up an ODBC data source connecting to a MySQL db. Previously this worked fine. I just tried creating a new report, using the same data source and now I get an error after I select the two tables I want:

 

Failed to save modifications to the server. OLE DB or ODBC Error 22018 MySQL ODBC 5.3 (a)
The current operation was cancelled because another operation in the transaction failed.

 

I have the latest version of Power BI Desktop on Windows 7.

 

Help?

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Anonymous
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Hi @ginnibobinni,

 

Since I can't reprodue your issue, can you share some detail content of your issue?

 

If you directly get data from mysql, does it works? 

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BTW, based on research, the 22018 error is related to encode, you can also check your database if any unicode string stored in your database.

 

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng

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