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Shamatix's avatar
Shamatix
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9 years ago

Link to Local file rather than a WEB URL?

Hello fellow users, I am trying to convert a report from another BI product and I seriously cant figure out how I can make a link to a local file in power bi, I can find it for web urls.. but I wa...
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Cristian_Angyal's avatar
Cristian_Angyal
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7 years ago

It's' working for me as FILE.

Make sure to replace in Power Query every "\" with "/" and every " "(space) with "%20"

Thanks.

 

 

  • NelsonCastillo's avatar
    NelsonCastillo
    Frequent Visitor
    7 years ago

    thanks a lot for this alternative

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    NelsonCastillo
    Frequent Visitor
    7 years ago

    Hi Cristian, is not working for me

     

    I replace in "\" with "/" and every " "(space) with "%20",

     

    An example:

     

    file://D:/Dropbox/CONTACTOS%20&%20CLIENTES/CENACE/Reglamento%20interno%20GRUPO%20CENACE%20COLABORATIVA%20.pdf

     

    nothing happens in chrome or edge nor in desktop

     

    I obtained the file download option only, pasting the path like url

     

    Thanks for your help

     

    byebye

     

     

     

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable
      7 years ago

      Any news on this? I'm having the same issue. When I click on the link, nothing happens. I set its category as Web URL. 

       

      This is the main stopper for a report I'm working on.