Connecting to ODBC Datasource using SQL Statement

[cheezee]

Hello guys,

I'm trying to connect to an Oracle database (that has over 300,000 objects within a certain schema) by using an ODBC connector. Reason being, the Oracle database is hosted in a UNIX environment and I am connecting to it from Windows Server.

Please, how can I connect to a table/view that is not listed within the first 10,000 preview results in the Navigator window, say by querying the exact table using a SQL statement? 

Alternatively, is there any other method of connecting to this table  (using Blank Query, for example)?

Any answer at all will be appreciated. Thanks

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

@cheezee,

Option1:

Write SQL statement in Power BI Desktop.


Option2:

Add a blank query in Power BI Desktop, paste the following code into Advanced Editor of the blank query.

let
    Source = Odbc.Query("dsn=yourdsn", "Select * from yourtable")
in
    Source

Regards,
Lydia

[cheezee]

Thanks Lydia,

I'll try this out and see how it goes. I believe this should solve my problem.