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How to export Excel file from Power BI report server using URL
No, there are no changes to server settings required. Did you use the url format from the documentation link?
eg.
https://<server>/ReportServer?/<reportfolder>/<reportname>&rs:Format=PDF
Note that you need to use the Webservice url (/reportserver by default), not the portal url (/reports by default)
When I export the file with rs:format=EXCEL parameter, the file extension is '.xls'. However, if I export using menu bar, the file extension is '.xlsx'. Although they still can be opened by MS Excel program, I want to know if there is a possible solution to export in '.xlsx' by either way
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When I export the file with rs:format=EXCEL parameter, the file extension is '.xls'. However, if I export using menu bar, the file extension is '.xlsx'. Although they still can be opened by MS Excel program, I want to know if there is a possible solution to export in '.xlsx' by either way
Ooh that's really bad. There is an option missing from the documentation for rs:Format=EXCELOPENXML which is what you need to use to generate XLSX files. This should fix your issue and I've left a comment on the documentation page so hopefully microsoft fix this omission.
Thanks.