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Luukv93
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Connection for excel file with on-premise gateway

Hello,

 

I have installed the data gateway and I want to add an excel file from the q disc.

 

Now I tried connecting to the file and got the following error code:  -2147467259

Any idea what failed or what I did wrong?

 

 

 

 

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Anonymous
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@Luukv93,

Based on the above screenshot, you input wrong suffix(.xlxs) for the Excel file. The file path shoule be Drive:\XXXXX\Resultaten_2018.xlsx.

For more details about adding excel data source within gateway, please review the following similar thread.
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Integrations-with-Files-and/Scheduled-refresh-for-excel-file-with-o...

Regards,
Lydia

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Anonymous
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@Luukv93,

Based on the above screenshot, you input wrong suffix(.xlxs) for the Excel file. The file path shoule be Drive:\XXXXX\Resultaten_2018.xlsx.

For more details about adding excel data source within gateway, please review the following similar thread.
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Integrations-with-Files-and/Scheduled-refresh-for-excel-file-with-o...

Regards,
Lydia

Hi @Anonymous, is a data source required for each excel file connected to my reports?

Anonymous
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Yes you need a connection for each Excel file

Anonymous
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Connections are impossible although on-premises gateway says it is ready for connections.

 

Why are there no answers to this question?

 

Anonymous
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Who should connect a gateway manager or the gateway serviceaccount?

 

connection in Power BI desktop work fine.

 

there are no connections possible no local xlsx files, no database (Postgres), an nog online data from a service-provicer.

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