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RobotMoses
Frequent Visitor
8 years ago

Opening / Editing a datamodel.file

I am trying to read a Power Bi DataModel.file (unkown type). I have tried Edge, Word, Notepad, Notepad++, Chrome and Visual Studio.   This is one of the files a Power Bi is comprised of, it appears...
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v-huizhn-msft
Microsoft Employee
8 years ago

Hi RobotMoses,

You need to install a Power BI desktop in your local computer. Then you can open the .pbix file using Power BI. Just like, you need to install work if you want to open .doc file.

Best Regards,
Angelia

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RobotMoses
Frequent Visitor
8 years ago

I understand this, my objective is to read the DataModel.file outside of PowerBI and make changes programmatically.

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    v-huizhn-msft
    Microsoft Employee
    8 years ago

    Hi RobotMoses,

    How do you get DataModel.file, the suffix of the file is .file? I havn't seen such type document before. And what software did you use to zip the file.

    Best Regards,
    Angelia

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      RobotMoses
      Frequent Visitor
      8 years ago

      I used WinRAR to zip the file.

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        v-huizhn-msft
        Microsoft Employee
        8 years ago

        Hi RobotMoses,

        Ok, got it. You use WinRAR to zip the .pbix file. From what I know, I don't know other file to open .pbix file. Here is a blog, hope it's useful.

        Best Regards,
        Angelia