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Edwin5454
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How to display Web URL , PDF Files & Image stored in SQL Server in Power BI?

Hi,

  I have a table that contains different files such as pdf, image, web URL, etc... in SQL server. I am tring to display all files as an image just like SQL image viewer. Anyone has any idea how?

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amitchandak
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@Edwin5454 , images can shown if they are the URL.

Or based on the type of file you can show an image

Switch(True(),

search("pdf", [filename],,0) >0, "url/pdficon.png",

//add others

)

 

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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@Edwin5454 , images can shown if they are the URL.

Or based on the type of file you can show an image

Switch(True(),

search("pdf", [filename],,0) >0, "url/pdficon.png",

//add others

)

 

Share with Power BI Enthusiasts: Full Power BI Video (20 Hours) YouTube
Microsoft Fabric Series 60+ Videos YouTube
Microsoft Fabric Hindi End to End YouTube

Thanks @amitchandak 

It was helpful.

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