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I am unable to import excel using R Script in Power BI.
Below is the code I am trying to execute:
library(readxl)
dataset <- read_excel("C:\\Users\\sumit.gupta5\\Desktop\\Loan.xlsx",sheet = "Sheet1")
and below is the error I am getting:
Details: "Exception of type 'Microsoft.Analytics.Modules.R.ErrorHandling.RException.Primitives.NotValidRDataException' was thrown."
Please help !
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Hi @Anonymous ,
From your description, I'm afraid that your function is incorrect.
df <- read_excel("<name and extension of your file>")Please refer to this blog which introduce for us how to Reading and Importing Excel Files into R step by step.
Best Regards,
Cherry
Hi @Anonymous ,
From your description, I'm afraid that your function is incorrect.
df <- read_excel("<name and extension of your file>")Please refer to this blog which introduce for us how to Reading and Importing Excel Files into R step by step.
Best Regards,
Cherry
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