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PshemekFLK
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6 years ago
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csv narrow column width resulting in blank cells

Hello,

 

I have the recurring issue in Power BI with some of the csv files. When I open the csv file it happens that some of the columns are too narrow to show the full name in the cell, eg.

 

 

When I upload the file to PBI all the "#####" cells are uploaded as blank.

 

Did anyone have a similiar issue and managed to solve it?

 

Thanks

 
  • PshemekFLK's avatar
    PshemekFLK
    6 years ago

    Thanks all for answers.

     

    After days of investigation it turned out that the whole issue was caused by "Unexpected error: Evaluation was cancelled" in the Power Query. Somehow csv was not laoding properly. After clicking "Retry" on all those errors issue disappeared.

     

     

     
     

     

     

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  • Greg_Deckler's avatar
    Greg_Deckler
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    That honestly makes no sense at all, I will have to test that out because if that is the case, it is bizarre.
  • edhans's avatar
    edhans
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    Have you verified the CSV is corrrect? It looks like the tool exporting to CSV is actually dropping in ###### in those columns and treating it as text. Open the CSV in Notepad and look

    • PshemekFLK's avatar
      PshemekFLK
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      CSV is correct. If you resize the columns they show correct dates. The only issue is that it narrows the column so it becomes "#####".

  • v-frfei-msft's avatar
    v-frfei-msft
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    Hi PshemekFLK ,

     

    Based on my test using power bi desktop Version: 2.79.5768.1082 64-bit (March 2020). I cannot reproduce your issue here. Could you please update your Power bi desktop and check agian?

     

     

    • PshemekFLK's avatar
      PshemekFLK
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      Thanks all for answers.

       

      After days of investigation it turned out that the whole issue was caused by "Unexpected error: Evaluation was cancelled" in the Power Query. Somehow csv was not laoding properly. After clicking "Retry" on all those errors issue disappeared.