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Iron Contributor

Mar 23, 2017

Links to Network Shares

I am working in Power BI Desktop and I need to be able to access files that are stored on a network share. I'd like to be able to just click on the link and get the file. I have 2 columns named F...

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SergeiBaklan

Diamond Contributor

Mar 25, 2017

Hi Guy,

For my knowledge that doesn't work so far. Power BI Desktop (as well as G&T with Power Pivot, same engine) converts the text into the hyperlink if only your text starts with "http://..." and the column is categorized as Web URL.

Workaround with text like

"<a href=""file:///\\myserver\path\file.txt"" </a>"

also doesn't work - no way to say to Power BI that's HTML code.

Guy Johnson

Iron Contributor

Mar 27, 2017

Thanx Sergei - That seems to be what I'm finding out

It was also suggested in another place I try this - file://///myserver/path/file.txt This also didn't work

Maybe it's on a "drawing board" somewhere

SergeiBaklan
Diamond Contributor
Mar 27, 2017
I found only an year old idea https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/13523046-data-category-for-local-file-file which is voted by very few people.
- Guy Johnson
  Iron Contributor
  Mar 27, 2017
  I voted for it.
  
  This one I created last Friday
  
  https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/18713485-network-share-hyperlinks
  - SergeiBaklan
    Diamond Contributor
    Mar 27, 2017
    Okay, i added my vote