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DashboardEMECH
Helper II
5 years ago
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Access Database Engine Error

Hi,   I have created a Power BI Report which reads an email from the Outlook, extracts the Excel attachment and performs the query function on the excel data.  New emails are sent every day and Pow...
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  • lbendlin's avatar
    lbendlin
    5 years ago

    yes, CSV is much better. It also loads quite a lot faster into Power BI compared to Excel.

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DashboardEMECH
Helper II
5 years ago

Tried with CSV file but the error continues 🙁

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lbendlin
Super User
5 years ago

Be more specific. What is the error now?

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    DashboardEMECH
    Helper II
    5 years ago

    The same error as the one which was getting reflected with excel file.  Reproduced below again for reference:

     

    • Processing errorExcel Workbook: The 'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0' provider is not registered on the local machine. The 64-bit version of the Access Database Engine 2010 Access Database Engine OLEDB provider may be required to read this type of file. To download the client software, visit the following site: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=285987.

     

  • lbendlin's avatar
    lbendlin
    Super User
    5 years ago

    Check your other data sources. You seem to have more  .xls based ones.

  • DashboardEMECH's avatar
    DashboardEMECH
    Helper II
    5 years ago

    Yes.  In the same report, I have few more excel datasources, but all of them are .xlsx files.

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    DashboardEMECH
    Helper II
    5 years ago

    Converted the attachment to csv and the issue is resolved.