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Power BI embedded: load report into web control in winforms application
Hi So I want to load a report hosted in an Azure workspace into a desktop application. Using the power bi cli, I've created a workspace and uploaded a pbix file. I've also got the embedurl for m...
I've managed to create a static HTML on disk and using the power bi JavaScript library load the report. I can then load the html file into a web browser control on a form.
powerbi-oe wrote:
I've managed to create a static HTML on disk and using the power bi JavaScript library load the report. I can then load the html file into a web browser control on a form.
You can do that but the embed token may expire. Although a token never expires can be generated but it is not recommended.
- Yes it's to embed in a winforms based application.
I believe the token expires after an hour ? How does charging/licensing work with a token that never expires, as i thought each new token generated is the used for charging purposes?
Thankspowerbi-oe wrote:
Yes it's to embed in a winforms based application.
I believe the token expires after an hour ? How does charging/licensing work with a token that never expires, as i thought each new token generated is the used for charging purposes?
ThanksHow do you get your token at this moment?
Regarding a token never expires, check the sample in github.
var embedToken = PowerBIToken.CreateReportEmbedToken(this.workspaceCollection, this.workspaceId, report.Id,Convert.ToDateTime("2099-12-31"));I'm using the power bi CLI tool (https://github.com/Microsoft/PowerBI-Cli) to upload my pbix into a Azure workspace and then generate the required tokens.
Hope that makes sense? And thanks for your help!