Custom Visual access ms sql server

[marcobaciga]

Hi,

i want to create a custom visual for powerbi which connect a db ms sql server in localhost and extract the data.

I have found the "mssql" module for nodejs but it doesnt work because request another dependents module (events, promise, ecc)

The last build project return this mistake:

error  TYPESCRIPT  mssql/index.d.ts : (190,23) Cannot find name 'Promise'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT  mssql/index.d.ts : (192,21) Cannot find name 'Promise'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT mssql/index.d.ts : (243,40) Cannot find name 'Promise'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT  mssql/index.d.ts : (244,48) Cannot find name 'Promise'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT  mssql/index.d.ts : (249,25) Cannot find namespace 'NodeJS'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT mssql/index.d.ts : (249,49) Cannot find namespace 'NodeJS'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT  mssql/index.d.ts : (250,36) Cannot find name 'Promise'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT  mssql/index.d.ts : (251,44) Cannot find name 'Promise'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT mssql/index.d.ts : (254,34) Cannot find name 'Promise'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT  mssql/index.d.ts : (255,42) Cannot find name 'Promise'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT  mssql/index.d.ts : (258,32) Cannot find name 'Promise'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT  mssql/index.d.ts : (274,53) Cannot find name 'Promise'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT  mssql/index.d.ts : (276,22) Cannot find name 'Promise'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT  mssql/index.d.ts : (278,24) Cannot find name 'Promise'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT  mssql/index.d.ts : (300,41) Cannot find name 'Promise'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT mssql/index.d.ts : (302,37) Cannot find name 'Promise'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT  mssql/index.d.ts : (304,25) Cannot find name 'Promise'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT  promise/index.d.ts : (9,1) Declaration or statement expected.
 error  TYPESCRIPT  promise/index.d.ts : (9,8) Cannot find name 'as'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT promise/index.d.ts : (9,11) ';' expected.
 error  TYPESCRIPT promise/index.d.ts : (9,28) '{' expected.

Who can help me?

[v-viig]

Hello @marcobaciga

Could you please share name of the module?

Please note that it would be better to use Power BI data import to connect to SQL Server and any other data-bases.

Ignat Vilesov,

Software Engineer

Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals

pbicvsupport@microsoft.com

[marcobaciga]

Hello @v-viig,

i want to connect a db sql in internal custom visual project because i have to update a field in my local database.

The idea is to run the command sql in my custom visual.

The module used is mssql  https://www.npmjs.com/package/mssql

Thank you

Marco

[v-viig · Accepted solution]

The module that you mentioned is for node.js only. I don't think that it might be used on client side.

If you wanto to use MS SQL server in your custom visual you should create an own backend server that connects to the sql server or use Active X but this way isn't secure.

Ignat Vilesov,

Software Engineer

Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals

pbicvsupport@microsoft.com

[marcobaciga]

ok @v-viig,

Thank you