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mafioso
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Helper II

Refreshing data in Query Editor doesn't work

I have a csv file with some row/cols. If I add one column in the file and save it, I want to refresh the data in the Query Editor.

But that doesn't work. It works perferctly using an Excel file but with a csv file it doesn't. Do you have any ideas how to solve this issue?

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v-jiascu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @mafioso,

 

I have reported this issue to the Product Team. The workaround for now is deleting the "Columns=4" part in the Advanced Editor.

Refreshing_data_in_Query_Editor_doesn_t_work

 

Best Regards,

Dale

Community Support Team _ Dale
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Ehren
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @mafioso. There's currently no UI support for loading a dynamic number of columns columns. For now, you can use the workaround posted earlier. The reason for this being the default is performance: if we know the number of columns ahead of time, parsing/loading can be done more efficiently. If you'd like a way to tweak this behavior via the UI, please submit an idea to the Power BI Ideas site.

 

Thanks!

Ehren

v-jiascu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @mafioso,

 

I have reported this issue to the Product Team. The workaround for now is deleting the "Columns=4" part in the Advanced Editor.

Refreshing_data_in_Query_Editor_doesn_t_work

 

Best Regards,

Dale

Community Support Team _ Dale
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

For the internal reference, the report ID is CRI 67679667.

 

Best Regards,

Dale

Community Support Team _ Dale
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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