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.XLS EXCEL FILE

‎07-10-2017 07:57 PM

Why power BI deskstop cannot import data from .xls excel file but on the save as type shows power BI can support .xls excel file.

 

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‎07-11-2017 11:23 PM

@Anonymous,

 

In Power BI Desktop, both Access databases and early versions of Excel workbooks (.XLS files of type Excel 2007-2003) use the Access Database Engine.

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v-chuncz-msft
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‎07-11-2017 11:23 PM

@Anonymous,

 

In Power BI Desktop, both Access databases and early versions of Excel workbooks (.XLS files of type Excel 2007-2003) use the Access Database Engine.

Community Support Team _ Sam Zha
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