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The supplied URL must be a valid 'http:' or 'https:' URL ???

I have a PBIX file that updates every Monday from a web page.

Last Monday March 5th (before the March 2018 Update) all was fine Smiley Happy

Today Monday March 12th (after the March Update) I get this error Smiley Sad

The supplied URL must be a valid 'http:' or 'https:' URL

Well the URL is working and it opens fine in any browser! (Firefox, Edge, Chrome)

Here's the error I see in the Query Editor

URL Must be Valid.png

Oddly the URL still works in Power Query but not PBI

I've duplicated the issue with this different link http://www.imdb.com/chart/top

Here's result in PBI

URL Invalid PBI.gif

 

And result with same URL in Excel

URL Valid Excel.gif

 

Thanks! Smiley Happy

Any ideas / suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

 

Desktop Forum Link

http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/WEB-source/m-p/373717#M169672

 

UPDATE: This happens with both March 2018 Versions I've tried so far

2.56.5023.861 - March 7 and

2.56.5023.942 - March 12

Both don't work and say URL is Invalid!

 

Also I was able to downgrade to Feb 2018 and I do NOT encounter this issue there!

 

 

Status: Accepted
Comments
amvanandel
Regular Visitor

 I experience the same thing on all my computers, with two other links. Please investigate and fix this issue. 

ImkeF
Super User

This seems to be a problem with the Web.Page-function, as Lines.FromBinary(Web.Contents... works alright.

Ehren
Employee

Hi Sean. This is indeed a bug. We're looking into it.

Ehren

Vicky_Song
Impactful Individual
Status changed to: Accepted
 
v-jiascu-msft
Employee

Thanks, Ehren. @Ehren

 

Best Regards,

Dale

Sean
Community Champion

Version: 2.56.5023.1021 64-bit (March 19, 2018) seems to have fixed this! Smiley Happy

 

Thank You! Smiley Happy

amvanandel
Regular Visitor

For me it is fixed too, since version: 2.56.5023.1021. Thanks a lot!