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vibajajo64
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8 years ago

Preview Feature - Get data from a Web page by providing an example

Hello,

 

I am using the new preview feature - Get data from a Web page by providing an example. It's working for the first 150 lines of data, however there is much more data below that is not being picked up.  The website is http://www.tradingview.com/screener and it's a widget.  I've got this to work in python because I was able to scroll down to the bottom of the page but was wondering if I could do the same thing somehow in Power BI to pick up all the rows.

 

Also, I'm just using the free version of Power Bi and this preview feature - Get data from a Web page works on my old computer but not on my new one.  I'm wondering if it has something to do with turning javacript off in the browser.  I actually don't even know which browser this feature uses.  Does it use Microsoft Internet Explorer since Power Bi is a Microsoft product or does it use the default browser?

 

Thanks

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    8 years ago

    HI vibajajo64,


    AFAIK, javascript functions not allowed when you use web connector to get data, power bi only load web elements from site. (I also check that site, it seems like enabled 'scroll down to load more data' functions to achieve dynamic loading)

     

    For preview feature, it will try to recognize and get data from web form and element on website preview panel so it only load displayed records instead of dynamic loading all data from site.

     

    For your scenario, I'd like to suggest you to find out source data api and direct get data from that api.

     

    Regards,
    XIaoxin Sheng