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Hi All,
I am new to the Power BI visuals, and I am trying to build the basic BarChart from the below link.
https://github.com/Microsoft/PowerBI-visuals
Now, the problem is, when I use the command "pbiviz start", I get the below error.
PS C:\Users\<user-name>\barChart> pbiviz start
info Building visual...
error TYPESCRIPT /src/barChart.ts : (27,22) Cannot find namespace 'd3'.
error TYPESCRIPT /src/barChart.ts : (29,36) Cannot find namespace 'd3'.
error TYPESCRIPT /src/barChart.ts : (30,31) Cannot find namespace 'd3'.
error TYPESCRIPT /src/barChart.ts : (31,23) Cannot find namespace 'd3'.
error TYPESCRIPT /src/barChart.ts : (47,34) Cannot find name 'd3'.
error TYPESCRIPT /src/barChart.ts : (88,26) Cannot find name 'd3'.
error TYPESCRIPT /src/barChart.ts : (99,26) Cannot find name 'd3'.
error TYPESCRIPT /src/barChart.ts : (103,26) Cannot find name 'd3'.
Can anyone help me to resolve this issue?
Regards,
Mi2n
Solved! Go to Solution.
Following the steps in the below link solved the issue.
http://blog.jongallant.com/2016/11/pbiviz-12-d3-35-reference/
Thanks,
Mi2n
Following the steps in the below link solved the issue.
http://blog.jongallant.com/2016/11/pbiviz-12-d3-35-reference/
Thanks,
Mi2n
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