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Guillaume_R
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8 years ago

HTML viewer app

Hello,   I am trying to use the new app "HTML Viewer" i uploaded yesterday. I am trying to import HTML content in power BI without any success. Someone may help me on how to import HTML content i...
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8 years ago

Is your HTML contained within quotation marks?

  • mow700's avatar
    mow700
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    8 years ago

    No, I don't wrap it in quotes.  It comes from my source as a text HTML fragment.  Here is a screenshot of a single record in the table visual (interpreted as text) and the HTML Viewer visual (interpreted as HTML):

     

     

    Here is a screenshot of my authoring experience in the PBI Desktop using an embedded iframe approach for a YouTube video.  Note that I don't see the content in the HTML Viewer when using iframes:

     

     

    Finally, after I have published the .pbix file up to the service, I see my expected result for the iframe content:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    • prathy's avatar
      prathy
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      8 years ago

      Hi, 

       

      Do you mind sharing your Model, I have been trying to do this but it was not working for me. I just show a black screen.

       

      Regards,

      Prathy

      • Cbischel's avatar
        Cbischel
        Frequent Visitor
        8 years ago

        I get the same result when trying to embed the iframe from youtube. Any troubleshooting help would be great!

    • BirhanAYDS's avatar
      BirhanAYDS
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      7 years ago

      Could you share how to do this? I have an trouble with black screen when I publish. Is there any setting about that?

      mow700 wrote:

      No, I don't wrap it in quotes.  It comes from my source as a text HTML fragment.  Here is a screenshot of a single record in the table visual (interpreted as text) and the HTML Viewer visual (interpreted as HTML):

       

       

      Here is a screenshot of my authoring experience in the PBI Desktop using an embedded iframe approach for a YouTube video.  Note that I don't see the content in the HTML Viewer when using iframes:

       

       

      Finally, after I have published the .pbix file up to the service, I see my expected result for the iframe content:

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
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        7 years ago

        Are there any steps for troubleshooting the black screen while displaying the embedded YouTube video on the Power BI report? 

        Below is the snippet of the issue that I am facing.