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Hello,
I was trying to use the Stored procedure using Direct Query in Power BI on Prem OCT Version
I am getting the below error message while loading the data into Power BI desktop itself
"Incorrect Syntax near the Keyword EXEC. Incorrect Syntax near )".
Steps:
Connected source using GetData-> SQL Server-> DirectQuery ->Advance Option-> EXEC SPName
Power BI Desktop Version: 2.51.4885.1423 64-bit (October, 2017)
http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Use-SQL-Store-Procedure-in-Power-BI/td-p/20269
You must be using DirectQuery mode, in which you cannot connect to data with stored procedures. Try again using Import mode or just use a SELECT statement directly.
Hi @arun_1047
I have played a bit with your scenario. Using just 'exec sp_proc' does not work indeed, the statement sent to the SQL Server is not syntactically correct:
select * from (exec sp_test) SourceQuery where 1 = 2
You can use OPENQUERY as mentioned here, however you'll need your SQL Server setup for data access.
Regards,
Maria
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