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EXCHD
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7 years ago
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Cannot open .xls by power bi

Hi I have .xls files emailed to me. When I open the file it comes with this error: "external table is not in the expected format". If I save file as .xlsx then I can open it. I cannot always ...
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  • v-piga-msft's avatar
    v-piga-msft
    7 years ago

    Hi EXCHD ,

    I have a little confused about your requirement.

    If you want to get data from .xls file. You could refer to the information below.

    1. In Power BI (service), you can connect to or import data and reports from three types of files.

    • Microsoft Excel (.xlsx or .xlsm)
    • Power BI Desktop (.pbix)
    • Comma Separated Value (.csv)

    2. While Power Bi desktop do support to import .xls file type, we could also manage report under Power Bi desktop.

    Best Regards,

    Cherry

     

  • EXCHD's avatar
    EXCHD
    7 years ago
    Hi,

    The file extension is .xls. when I ve looked closer I have found that the format is .html with .xls extension.

    I was able to open to file with PBI.

v-piga-msft's avatar
v-piga-msft
Resident Rockstar
7 years ago

Hi EXCHD ,

I have a little confused about your requirement.

If you want to get data from .xls file. You could refer to the information below.

1. In Power BI (service), you can connect to or import data and reports from three types of files.

  • Microsoft Excel (.xlsx or .xlsm)
  • Power BI Desktop (.pbix)
  • Comma Separated Value (.csv)

2. While Power Bi desktop do support to import .xls file type, we could also manage report under Power Bi desktop.

Best Regards,

Cherry

 

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wagadd
Frequent Visitor
4 years ago

dear , power BI desctop could not open a file with .xls

i got this message Details: "External table is not in the expected format."