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AL___
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Direct Query MySQL

Hello,   maybe i can find some help here... Is it possible to connect our Power BI Desktop to MySQL with an "direct query"? Is there any way to reach this or is there an alternatvie (timetable-ref...
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Anonymous
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3 years ago

Yeah, no, there is a workaround. Just use MariaDB connection as mentioned in the above thread.

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    edhans
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    3 years ago

    Thanks for the update Anonymous 

     

    You'll note the original thread started in 2019 and my reply was in march of 2020. Mariadb didn't support Power BI until December of 2020. So then, there was no workaround. Today, there is. Glad to know this.

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      Anonymous
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      3 years ago

      I did see that, I just wanted to point anyone who came here looking for that answer in the right direction. That workaround saved my behind!😅