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How to open a excel file from Power BI
Hi All, I'm trying to figure out how to create a link in Power BI to a excel file stored on a network drive and have Excel launch the file. I used the file://drivepath/file.xls to create the li...
Hi pxl754 ,
Unfortunately, Power BI doesn’t have a built-in feature to directly open Excel files from a network drive.
Due to security restrictions in most web browsers and applications, including Power BI, directly launching applications or files using the protocol from within web-based or networked applications is often restricted or not supported.
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