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Anonymous
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Retrieving Data Error

Hi, I did a query time ago that was working perfectly until today and it started retrieving data like this:

 

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We didn't modify the file, the data source or the steps, and I tried different things but couldn't fix it.

Does anyone have any idea of why this is happening and how to fix it? 

Thanks. 

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PhilipTreacy
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Hi @Anonymous 

 

Looks like that 503 error from Sharepoint is the issue.  WHatever it's returngin to the query is being read as binary data - hence the odd characters you are seeing.

 

Check Sharepoint and reconfirm that you can accesss the files you want.

 

Regards

 

Phil



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PhilipTreacy
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Hi @Anonymous 

 

Looks like that 503 error from Sharepoint is the issue.  WHatever it's returngin to the query is being read as binary data - hence the odd characters you are seeing.

 

Check Sharepoint and reconfirm that you can accesss the files you want.

 

Regards

 

Phil



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PhilipTreacy
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Hi @Anonymous 

 

So the CSV file you are importing is actually a text CSV?  Not binary?

 

Can you confirm Parameter5 contains the correct path and filename for the CSV? Try hardcoding the path/filename to test.

 

Can you post the CSV in question for me to check.

 

Regards

 

Phil



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Anonymous
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Hi Philip, thanks for taking the time.  

The CSV I'm importing are actually Excel files; xlsx, and all the Parameters that I had, they were automatically labelled as Binary, and worked always fine. 

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The Parameter5 contains the correct Path and filename. The files are placed into a Sharepoint and we retrieve the data from there. 

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I don't know if the query might get corrupted by any reason, but I also got this error message and I think it has to do with that, Error 503, which actually is a Server-side problem. 

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