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Custom Shape Maps Unexpected Error
Ok, I think I might know the potential cause of your issue. When you pulled the file off of GitHub, my guess is that you did not save the actual json file. Instead, you probably right-clicked in the ReadMe and did a Save As on the link to the blob. Is that correct?
GitHub shows a preview of TopoJson, GeoJson, etc. blobs on their own page. Unless you download the entire repo, you need to click through the link and save the Raw json instead of the blob preview.
deldersveld yep that was it. Thanks. I assumed that a URL that ended in a file name with a file extension was a link to the actual file with that name and extension. Silly me. Apparently github is different from the entire rest of the internet.
deldersveld Thanks! :smileyhappy:
As Anonymous said it really looks like you are saving the right file.
Next I'll have to give QGIS a try because I'm having to luck with mapshaper converting other GeoJSON files into usable in PBI TopoJSON files. Thanks!