Error "***Bad request Invalid database name value" Running tabcmd Publish

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Error "***Bad request Invalid database name value" Running tabcmd Publish

Published: 29 May 2017
Last Modified Date: 17 Aug 2017

Issue

When you run tabcmd publish, the following error displays in the command prompt window:

*** Bad request
Invalid database name value
Errors occurred while trying to load the workbook "workbook name (reflected by -n option)". The load was not able to complete successfully.

Environment

Tableau Server
Text Files or Excel files

Resolution

Use the UNC path instead of the drive letter to connect to the data source.
For example, instead of D:\datasource.xls, use \\server\share\datasource.xls.