Query ODBC .db file from a SharePoint Site

[michaeltclark4]

Hi,

I have a database file, call it SQL LITE DATABASE.db, that is included in a Power BI report. This .db file is stored on a SharePoint site and updated regularly. 

I know that using a gateway is an option. But that's impractical for this case. Power BI gateway and Report Builder support for ODBC data sources (preview) - Power BI | Microsoft D...

Where I'm stuck is determining how to combine the following 2 statements, to 1st get the Binary content of the .db file from SharePoint and second query it as an ODBC source.  

1. = Web.Contents("SharePoint URL of SQL LITE DATABASE.db")

2. = Odbc.DataSource("database=C:\.......SQL LITE DATABASE.db",...)

I want something that effectively does this: Odbc.DataSource(Web.Contents("SharePoint URL of SQL LITE DATABASE.db"),...)

Any ideas on how this could be accomplished would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! 

[v-jayw-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @michaeltclark4 ,

I doubt you can do that. The file need to be writable.

You may take a look at this topic.

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Power-Query/Connecting-to-SQLite-db-stored-in-sharepoint/m-p/115635... 

Best Regards,

Jay