Open local files (file://) directly by click on url link as with (http://)

[mikelprat]

Currently open a local file from Desktop is not possible and from browser is very tedious as explained on May 2017 update: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-desktop-may-feature-summary/#urlTables "If you want to use file URLs, there are some limitations. They will not open in the Power BI Desktop, only in web browsers. For most browsers, you will need to right click on the link, copy the link address, and paste the URL in a new tab" It will be great if can be improved the way to open the files in same way as with web images or files (http://).

[dane_poorter]

Is this a limitation of the service itself, or a security feature in modern browsers?

[nick_middleton]

I think this feature would really add to the interactivity of PowerBI at the moment the file URL feature is limited to the point of being useless.

[mkellens]

This would increase the quality of my Power BI reports as well!

[marta_laats]

My colleague and I have been voting for this idea as I know several companies who could benefit from it, but the number of votes is not increasing as a result.

[skfinley3561]

I've gotten around the limitation by passing the local file name as a parameter to a page I named redirect that has nothing but this script on it. So my power bi link is "https://www.myweb.com/redirect.aspx?dmf= This work but I agree it would be so much better if it was a native feature.

[quique1]

essential functionality

[lebron_archer]

This can transform the experience of using reports.

[to_eypark]

I am very disappointed to see this feature needs votes to make it happen. Isn't it default feature in any other MS Office application?

[jose_a_pintor1]

Yes, please!

[jose_a_pintor1]

Yes, please