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Helper IIImages Not Showing in Power BI
Thank you for your support Greg_Deckler
Hi, lynnma
First, you need to make sure that your address is anonymous and accessible. To do this, I simulated your case with a shared folder:
It's not loadable when we put the url directly into Power BI:
\\VM1\Users\LJP\Desktop\image\1.jpgThe solution is to load your shared path into Power BI as a folder:
Add a custom column:
"data:image/jpeg;base64," & Binary.ToText([Content],BinaryEncoding.Base64)Set this column to the Image URL:
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If it does not help, please provide more details with your desired output and pbix file without privacy information (or some sample data) .
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Jianpeng Li
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Helper IIThank you for the attachment, yes, I have downloaded it, opened it, and I am able to see the 'Red' Image. Thank You. What's next?
Community Championlynnma Well, then can you modify the Enter Data query and paste in one of your image links, close and apply and then does it show up? If not, do you get a borken image link or ? I would add your URL as a second row in the Enter Data query.
The only thing I can think of at the moment is that for some reason your URL is not in the right format or is not accessible from Power BI Desktop for some reason. Can you provide a little bit of detail about your image URL's, do they start with http or https ?
- lynnma
Thank you for the feedback. "I am pulling images from a directory on our server. " Therefore, its not http or https. It starts with \\'ServerName'\'Home'\Pictures
Thank you for your support Greg_Deckler
Hi, lynnma
First, you need to make sure that your address is anonymous and accessible. To do this, I simulated your case with a shared folder:
It's not loadable when we put the url directly into Power BI:
\\VM1\Users\LJP\Desktop\image\1.jpgThe solution is to load your shared path into Power BI as a folder:
Add a custom column:
"data:image/jpeg;base64," & Binary.ToText([Content],BinaryEncoding.Base64)Set this column to the Image URL:
Display images in a table, matrix, or slicer in a report - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
How to Get Your Question Answered Quickly
If it does not help, please provide more details with your desired output and pbix file without privacy information (or some sample data) .
Best Regards
Jianpeng Li
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
- lynnma
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH! I will hit the "Accept as Solution" after I send this reply! Again, Thank You!
Very Appreciative,
Mark Lynn.
- Greg_Deckler
lynnma Yeah, that's not gonna work. You'll have to import the actual binary data in that case or make those images available via a URL. I doubt a file: URL is going to work but you could give it a try.