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MNLGAITARJ
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Issue in Dataset Refresh Strict Open XML Spreadsheet (*.xlsx)

Good day,


Has anyone here tried to connect the data with a format Strict Open XML Spreadsheet (*.xlsx)? Currently i was able to connect the with this kind of format. but my problem now is when i tried to publish and do a schedule refresh on it. There was an error appeared.

Data source error:[ValidateMarkupTags][ccon]DataFormat.Error: [ccon]The specified package is invalid. The main part is missing.[/ccon]. [/ccon]. The exception was raised by the IDbCommand interface. Table: Table Name

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Hope someone can help me to resolve this one.

Thank you!



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Anonymous
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Hi @MNLGAITARJ ,

The problem for you was source file was saved as 'Strict Open XML Spreadsheet' format, not 'Excel Workbook' format. 

You may refer to the links:

Data Refresh Error: The specified package is inval... - Microsoft Fabric Community

Best Regards,

Xianda Tang

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