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Error "text File Is Empty" When Connecting To An Empty Text File

Data pubblicazione: Apr 13, 2024
Descrizione

When connecting to an empty text file, following error occurs.

An error occurred while communicating with the data source
Unable to connect to the file "[emptytest.txt]". Check that the file exists and that you have sufficient access privileges for it.
Error Code: 38348B38
Text file is empty
The table "[TableauTemp].[emptytest#txt]" does not exist.

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Cause

Tableau Desktop is unable to connect to empty text files by design.
Risoluzione
1. Avoid connecting to empty text file from Tableau Desktop.

2. Error code: 38348B38 can also occur when there is an issue with recognizing the text file properly due to encoding difference.
Check and make sure the encoding of the text file is UTF-8.

When Connecting Some CSV Files Encoded With Shift-JIS, Error "Text file has no lines" and "Error Code: 38348B38" is Displayed

Risorse aggiuntive
Note: Empty file means there is no content in that file. On Windows, Size on disk is 0 byte if you check the file's property.
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