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I keep getting the following error message when trying to connect to any data source - including sources I have already connected to in the past:
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Hi - thank you for responding. The message appeared with any data set - regardless of what it was. I finally just uninstalled and reinstalled the software and that solved it.
Thank you!
HI @Anonymous,
Can you please provide more detailed information about this issue? I test on my side but can't reproduce your issue.
Regards,
Xiaoxin Sheng
Thanks for the response. That is really all there is to it. I try to get data and choose, for example, an excel spread sheet, and this is what happens:
I've checked the data to make sure there are not actually any null values and it also happens when I try to connect to a database.
Thanks again for your help!
Hi @Anonymous,
If you can please share this sample data for further test, I think it may contains some specific characters.
Regards,
Xiaoxin Sheng
Hi - thank you for responding. The message appeared with any data set - regardless of what it was. I finally just uninstalled and reinstalled the software and that solved it.
Thank you!
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