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PowerBI desktop 64Bit oracle connection error Object reference not set to an instance of an object
If you downloaded Power BI Desktop from the Microsoft Store, you might be unable to connect to Oracle databases because of an Oracle driver issue. If you encounter this issue, the error message returned is "Object reference not set". To address the issue, do one of the following:
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Download Power BI Desktop from https://powerbi.microsoft.com/desktop instead.
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If you want to use the version from the Microsoft Store: on your local computer, copy oraons.dll from 12.X.X\client_X into 12.X.X\client_X\bin. The X represents version and directory numbers.
Community Support Team _ Jimmy Tao
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Hello,
i did follow the below steps and it worked and able to login.
Download Power BI Desktop from https://powerbi.microsoft.com/desktop instead.
If you want to use the version from the Microsoft Store: on your local computer, copy oraons.dll from 12.X.X\client_X into 12.X.X\client_X\bin. The X represents version and directory numbers.
Thanks
Vadlamudi
If you downloaded Power BI Desktop from the Microsoft Store, you might be unable to connect to Oracle databases because of an Oracle driver issue. If you encounter this issue, the error message returned is "Object reference not set". To address the issue, do one of the following:
-
Download Power BI Desktop from https://powerbi.microsoft.com/desktop instead.
-
If you want to use the version from the Microsoft Store: on your local computer, copy oraons.dll from 12.X.X\client_X into 12.X.X\client_X\bin. The X represents version and directory numbers.
Community Support Team _ Jimmy Tao
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
thanks, I have been searching days for this annoying error!!!