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VBeaklini
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Helper I

Error when loading data to a table

Hello i´m currently doing a free online course for Power BI for business inteligence when i encountered the following error while using PostegreSQL and loading data to a table:

 

ERROR:  invalid byte sequence for encoding "UTF8": 0xe9 0x73 0x74
CONTEXT:  COPY TB_PRODUTO, line 2
 
I understand this looks like a location/language error, but i don´t know how to solve for PostegreSQL, only on Power BI. And please note the default language for my PostegreSQL is already set to UTF-8.
 
Thanks for the help,
Victor Beaklini
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jennratten
Super User
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It appears to be a problem with the data in the database.  I am not sure that you will be able to fix it or work around it with Power BI.  Here are a few references I found.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4867272/invalid-byte-sequence-for-encoding-utf8 

https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/4777/how-to-solve-utf8-invalid-byte-sequence-copy-errors-on-... 

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jennratten
Super User
Super User

It appears to be a problem with the data in the database.  I am not sure that you will be able to fix it or work around it with Power BI.  Here are a few references I found.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4867272/invalid-byte-sequence-for-encoding-utf8 

https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/4777/how-to-solve-utf8-invalid-byte-sequence-copy-errors-on-... 

I managed to solve the problem with your solution. Thanks for the reply.

Anonymous
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Hi @VBeaklini ,

 

If jennratten's answer is helpful, please consider marking his answer as a solution. This will help people who later encounter similar problems to find this thread faster, thanks in advance!🙂

 

Best Regards,
Gao

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