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Anonymous
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PostGreSQl connect to power bi

Hi

 

When we connecting postgresql to power bi, below are the steps to install

 

  1.       Downloaded npgsql.dll & mono.security.dll files
  2. Opened the machine config files added the below path and saved it in  C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Config\machine.config
  3. Open the latest visual studio command prompt and I tried move the dll files from downloaded path to C:\Windows\Assembly

 

gacutil.PNG

 

 

command prompt gacutil is not recognized as a internal and external command

 

How to rectify the above issue. can you please assist?

 

Thanks

Kunuthuri

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v-yulgu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @Anonymous,

 

To connect to PostGreSQl DataBase in Power BI desktop, you just need to download the latest MSI (Npgsql 3.2.7) and install it in your machine, as mentioned in this blog.

 

Best regards,

Yuliana Gu

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
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