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lr86868
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Failure to Open Report in PowerBI Desktop - No issues opening in the browser

Hi,

 

I am running into an issue when I try and open my report in the PowerBI desktop app - 'Failed to open report' and then 'Illegal Characters in Path' but when I open the report in my browser, I have no issues. I will paste the details of the error code in the comments. Wondering if this is an issue with PBI service?

 

 

 

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pallavi_r
Responsive Resident
Responsive Resident

Hi @lr86868 ,

 

Could you please check your queries where you are provding file path. There might be some issue with quotes or apostrophes. Please share query expression for checking this issue in detail.

Thanks,

Pallavi

v-zhengdxu-msft
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Community Support

Hi @lr86868 

 

Have you solved your problem? If so, can you share your solution here or mark the correct answer as a standard answer to help other members find it faster? Thank you very much for your kind cooperation!

 

Best Regards

Zhengdong Xu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

GilbertQ
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Hi @lr86868 

 

I would suggest downloading and installing the latest version of Power BI desktop and see if that solves your issue.





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