Csv file as source in OBI

Hi,
I am trying to use a csv file as a data source for OBI Answers where I will be updating the csv file daily and want to see the changes on the front end.
These are the steps I am doing:
1) create csv file and save on local machine
2) create ODBC connection with Microsoft Text Driver (.txt, .csv)
3) directory selected for .csv and format defined (format: CSV Delimited, characters: OEM), columns "guess" and then columns appear in list
4) In Admin Tool the .csv file/table is imported into physical layer (RPD offline)
5) When data is viewed for table in admin tool then data shows up fine
My issue is when I start the BI server and open the RPD online then try to view the data of the file in the physical layer then I get number of errors:
[nqs error: 10058] A general error has occured
[nqs error: 43093] An error occured while processing the EXECUTE PHYSICAL statement
[nqs error: 16001] ODBC error state: IM006 code: 0 message: [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Driver's SQLSetConnectAttr failed
[nqs error: 16001] ODBC error state: S1009 code: -1023 message: [Microsoft][ODBC Text Driver] '(unknown)' is not a valid path. Make sure that the path name is spelled correctly and that you are connected to the server on which the file resides..When I stop the BI server and open the RPD offline and then try to view data from the RPD then it connects fine and the data shows up.
Any thoughts on how I can resolve the issue so I can model the data on RPD online and create dashboards/reports from the csv file??
MANY THANKS!

Please see if the suggested solutions in these docs help.
"FileNotFoundException", "Cannot create directory", "Access is denied", etc Messages Are Signaled When The ODI Agent Running As Windows Service Uses Files Over Mapped Or Unmapped Network Drives [ID 424703.1]
ORA-28500: not a valid path via hsodbc over a mapped drive [ID 266187.1]
UNABLE TO USE MS ACCESS DB AS OBIEE SOURCE [ID 963882.1]
Error connecting to Microsoft Access Database [ID 492129.1]
Troubleshooting Error "1021001: Failed to Establish Connection With SQL Database Server" and Error (1021013) "ODBC Layer Error" [ID 598887.1]
Thanks,
Hussein

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XlFileFormat.xlCSVMSDOS, // FileFormat
Type.Missing, // Password
Type.Missing, // WriteResPassword
Type.Missing, // ReadOnlyRecommended
Type.Missing, // CreateBackup
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlSaveAsAccessMode.xlExclusive, // AccessMode
Type.Missing, // ConflictResolution
Type.Missing, // AddToMru
Type.Missing, // TextCodepage
Type.Missing, // TextVisualLayout
false // Local
ExcelWorkBook.Close(false, Type.Missing, Type.Missing);
ExcelApp.Quit();
GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();
GC.Collect();
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(ExcelWorkSheets);
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(ExcelWorkBook);
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(ExcelApp);
return true;
catch (Exception exc)
Console.WriteLine(exc.ToString());
Console.ReadLine();
return true;
#region ScriptResults declaration
/// <summary>
/// This enum provides a convenient shorthand within the scope of this class for setting the
/// result of the script.
/// This code was generated automatically.
/// </summary>
enum ScriptResults
Success = Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.DTSExecResult.Success,
Failure = Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.DTSExecResult.Failure
#endregion

I would prefer doing this using a standard data flow task component in SSIS. I will choose an Excel source and a flat file destination for this.
See how you can handle the inconsistent/embedded delimiters within files inside SSIS data flow
http://visakhm.blogspot.in/2014/06/ssis-tips-handling-embedded-text.html
http://visakhm.blogspot.in/2014/07/ssis-tips-handling-inconsistent-text.html
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Inserting an image from a CSV file

I am trying to create a document that is a directory of members of a community. The directory is in a CSV file. One ot the fields is a @photos field that contains the path to the location of the images on my local compiuter, When I try and preview with the Data Merge panel I get the attached error message, The path reads:
/Users/jhaynes/Documents/Falcons_Landing/images
All the other fields preview correctly.

@Jim – the right syntax for your Mac OSX would be:
Macintosh_HD:Users:jhaynes:Documents:Falcons_Landing:images:jhaynes.jpg
: instead of /
Note: it's all case sensitive.
In my personal case the line above would not work, because in my system it's "Macintosh HD" (a blank between Macintosh and HD) instead of "Macintosh_HD" with an underscore. But this may vary…
It's amazing, that InDesign's datamerge functionality on Mac OSX relies on that old syntax, wheras you could go to your images folder in the finder with typing "Users/jhaynes/Documents/Falcons_Landing/images" in the Go To Folder dialog. Using the : syntax there would not work.
That leaves one question:
What to do with special characters in file names like umlauts äAöÖüÜ, accented ones like áàÁÀ etc.pp.?
Will they break that workflow on Mac OSX with HFS+ formatted volumes?
Very likely…
And that's because on Mac OSX umlauts and accented characters in file names are composite characters (made out of two glyphs) instead of single characters. But not only because of that…
Here an example:
You found out that the easiest way to get a file path is to drag a file to a pure text file opened in TextEdit App.
Fine. You now know, that all "/"-signs must be changed to ":". No problem with a quick find/change action.
Then you saved the file as pure text file with a txt suffix.
All good and well?
Perhaps. Perhaps not.
A simple "ö" in a file name could ruin your workflow!
Datamerge in InDesign would accept the text file as source, but would have problems to place the file with the umlaut. Precisely it will see the "ö" not as "ö" but as: "Äà"!
Ah! You think, the composite characters problem kicks in. And right you are.
No problem then: we could replace "ö" with our own typed "ö" in TextEdit.
But to our surprise datamerge get the following instead of an ö: "√∂". Another composite…
If you open the text file in TextEdit you cannot spot the difference.
You can only see there is the represantation of character "ö".
Here the solution to this puzzle:
Choose "Unicode (UTF-16)" instead of "Unicode (UTF-8)" when saving your text file to pure text in TextEdit.
Uwe

Csv file as source in OBI

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