External Component has thrown an exception

[Rich_P]

Just started to get this error this week. "External component has thrown an exception."
Updated to Feb 2020 release but the problem persists.

The PBI Desktop file is connected to a small Access accdb file, pulling a single query. The db is only 492k in size.

The file has worked for a few months in this environment, until this week.

Evnironment is:

Remote VM Win 10 workstation with O365 32-bit, and PBI 32-bit.

The machine is at a client's site and beyond my control. Not much I can do by way of testing.

Any ideas appreciated.

[v-yuta-msft · Accepted solution]

@Rich_P ,

I could not reproduce this issue on my side. You may reinstall the old version from link below:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-latest-update-archive

Community Support Team _ Jimmy Tao

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

[KBO]

HI @Rich_P ,

have you ever tried using the old desktop version again? Maybe it's the new version.

Best,

Kathrin

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