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Error message when attempting to connect to Excel file from Tableau Desktop IPC_NamedPipe::Select(WaitForMultipleObjects): Timeout​

Date de publication: Feb 27, 2026
Description
Error message when attempting to connect to Excel file from Tableau Desktop . 
e::Select(WaitForMultipleObjects): Timeout​IPC_NamedPip

or

An error occured while communicating to Microsoft Excel Reader.
Unable to connect to the server. Check that the server is running and that you have permissions to access the database.
IPC_NamedPipe::Select(WaitForMutipleObjects):Timeout​

Additionally, the error message "TableauException: XML enumerated value cannot be encoded" may also occur.
Résolution
Option 1
Run Tableau Desktop as administrator.

Option 2
Reinstall Tableau Desktop (using the most recent version) as an administrator.

Option 3
If the machine is in a Citrix-like environment and the user cannot access "My Tableau Repository" folder, move "My Tableau Repository" to the C: drive
Numéro d’article de la base de connaissances

001498359

 
Chargement
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