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J_4923
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Exporting data using R

Hi,
I’m trying to export data from Power BI using R. I’ve tried to follow http://www.thebiccountant.com/2015/12/28/how-to-export-data-from-power-bi-and-power-query/

However I’m getting an error message:

 

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The steps that I’ve used:
1. Create new report (page1)
2. Choosing two columns (BLNumber, ChrgWeight) from table (PS_total)
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3. Applying R script visual

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4. Getting the R script editor

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5. Pasting this code: write.table(trim(dataset), file=”Libraries/Documents/R-test.txt”, sep = “\t”, row.names = FALSE);


6. When pressing the Run script, I’m getting the Error message and file R-test.txt is still blank

 

Can anyone please help me?
Thanks

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v-sihou-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

@J_4923

 

As I tested, you need to grant the permisson for "ALL APPLICATION PACKAGES" and "ALL RESTRICTED APPLICATION PACKAGES" on that text file security.

 

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Then that R script should work.

 

require(gdata)
write.table(trim(dataset), file="/Program Files/R/R-3.3.3/1.txt", sep = "\t", row.names = FALSE)
plot(dataset);

 

 

 

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Regards,

Hi,

@v-sihou-msft

This works fine for smaller set of data, however when trying to export a bigger data set I'm getting the following error:

 

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Any idea on how to work around this?

@J_4923

 

If you just need to export dataset to a file, you can try to use "Export Data" feature on Power BI Service: Export data from Power BI visualizations

 

Regards,

Hi,

 

@v-sihou-msft yes, but I would like to try exporting the data as automated as possible i.e. as little hands on as possbile. So idea was to schedule a report refresh doing this automated.

 

Are there any limitations exporting the data as you describe?

 

Best Regards

J

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