Add a file path

[android1]

Hi,

I have a column containing file paths. Is it possible to add a file path in a table that when you click on it the file will open? Something like c:\files\open.pdf

Gerry

[adadiani]

Hi andorid1,

while researching this question myself, I stumbled onto a Power BI blog post from 2017 here.

However, it still did not work opening a file from a local storage. The ftp and mail links worked.

[v-shex-msft · Accepted solution]

HI @android1,

Nope, I don't think it is possible.

You can to add a custom column to analysis and transfer to binary format, but I can't find any way to invoke windows explorer to open files which stored path in current table.

For your requirement, I think programming language will be more suitable.

Opening a folder in explorer and selecting a file

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng

[android1]

Ok. Thanks for the replies. Much appreciated.

[Greg_Deckler]

Hmm, I tried the UPN format, file:///c:/... and then flag that as a data category of Web Url but that didn't seem to work.