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Data Category for other protocols ("file://", "ftp://", "ms-windows-store://" and others)

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Carlo Mendoza on 24 Sep 2016 03:33:31

PowerBI should also treat other protocols as a hyperlink not just ones that start with "http://"

Examples:
http://
ms-windows-store://
ftp://
etc.

Maybe there should be a "Protocol" or "Hyperlink" Data Category

Comments (9)

Comments (9)

777cb6ff 300b-401d-8d74-510646363749 on 06 Jul 2020 00:09:20

RE: Data Category for other protocols ("file://", "ftp://", "ms-windows-store://" and others)

Yes please - need support for IM: (chat) like mailto: for email

f8c5ed43 de36-4595-a403-539270cfccd4 on 06 Jul 2020 00:05:45

RE: Data Category for other protocols ("file://", "ftp://", "ms-windows-store://" and others)

yes

01fa03c4 ad5d-49c6-a93f-965b0d5e40c4 on 05 Jul 2020 23:48:43

RE: Data Category for other protocols ("file://", "ftp://", "ms-windows-store://" and others)

Can we please get FTP as one the ways to get data for power bi?

957a7d8f 891e-4d9c-b45b-a7f4b4549982 on 05 Jul 2020 23:40:26

RE: Data Category for other protocols ("file://", "ftp://", "ms-windows-store://" and others)

I have a LOB UWP app that handles custom protocol links. I'd like to be able to click on it in PowerBI to launch the UWP app.

3a6ad155 2d66-4234-87c2-e682146bdc11 on 05 Jul 2020 23:10:07

RE: Data Category for other protocols ("file://", "ftp://", "ms-windows-store://" and others)

I agree, we have a custom application that we would like to link to.

d7685f80 a40e-4be2-a7b7-d97ad367c2d5 on 05 Jul 2020 23:09:33

RE: Data Category for other protocols ("file://", "ftp://", "ms-windows-store://" and others)

It would be very helpful to be able to click on a link to a folder location and the Windows Explorer opens to that folder.

aaf338a6 54a1-47b2-a6b3-0bfc0e48e5ee on 05 Jul 2020 22:55:58

RE: Data Category for other protocols ("file://", "ftp://", "ms-windows-store://" and others)

Its long pending demand and without such improvement, Power BI cannot survive against other competitors.

49dddade 7260-4e79-8b12-c0c36630b611 on 05 Jul 2020 22:37:14

RE: Data Category for other protocols ("file://", "ftp://", "ms-windows-store://" and others)

Even updating the Web Page import to interpret an ftp index as HTML, as (Chrome and IE etc. do) would open up a pile of data sources on ftp for Power BI. And assuming you can do a data refresh against such sources...

ee30f928 857a-4d3d-8cf8-8e7ed861a02e on 05 Jul 2020 22:35:02

RE: Data Category for other protocols ("file://", "ftp://", "ms-windows-store://" and others)

especially file:// would be awesome!