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TypeError: Cannot read property 'importState' of undefined
at C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\powerbi-cli\lib\cli-impor
t.js:69:70
at C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\powerbi-cli\node_modules\
powerbi-api\lib\autorest\operations\imports.js:416:14
at retryCallback (C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\powerbi-cl
i\node_modules\ms-rest\lib\filters\systemErrorRetryPolicyFilter.js:85:9)
at retryCallback (C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\powerbi-cl
i\node_modules\ms-rest\lib\filters\exponentialRetryPolicyFilter.js:135:9)
at handleRedirect (C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\powerbi-c
li\node_modules\ms-rest\lib\filters\redirectFilter.js:36:9)
at Request._callback (C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\powerb
i-cli\node_modules\ms-rest\lib\requestPipeline.js:126:16)
at Request.self.callback (C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\po
werbi-cli\node_modules\request\request.js:187:22)
at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
at Request.emit (events.js:191:7)
at Request.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\powe
rbi-cli\node_modules\request\request.js:1044:10)
How it can be resolved, Is there any fix for the following error?
Solved! Go to Solution.
If you're using the NodeJS Power BI SDK, it is no longer supported. Try to directly call the REST API instead.
I don't know NodeJS, you can reference how I call the Create Import REST API in C#.
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Import sample
string pbixPath = @"C:\test\2.pbix";
string datasetDisplayName = "mydataset";
string importResponse = Import(string.Format("{0}/groups/{1}/imports?datasetDisplayName={2}", datasetsBetaUri, groupId, datasetDisplayName), pbixPath,"Bearer Token here");
Console.WriteLine(importResponse);
}
public static string Import(string url, string fileName,string bearerToken)
{
string responseStatusCode = string.Empty;
string boundary = "---------------------------" + DateTime.Now.Ticks.ToString("x");
byte[] boundarybytes = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("\r\n--" + boundary + "\r\n");
HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(url);
request.ContentType = "multipart/form-data; boundary=" + boundary;
request.Method = "POST";
request.KeepAlive = true;
request.Headers.Add("Authorization", String.Format("Bearer {0}", bearerToken));
using (Stream rs = request.GetRequestStream())
{
rs.Write(boundarybytes, 0, boundarybytes.Length);
string headerTemplate = "Content-Disposition: form-data; filename=\"{0}\"\r\nContent-Type: application / octet - stream\r\n\r\n";
string header = string.Format(headerTemplate, fileName);
byte[] headerbytes = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(header);
rs.Write(headerbytes, 0, headerbytes.Length);
using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
{
byte[] buffer = new byte[4096];
int bytesRead = 0;
while ((bytesRead = fileStream.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length)) != 0)
{
rs.Write(buffer, 0, bytesRead);
}
}
byte[] trailer = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("\r\n--" + boundary + "--\r\n");
rs.Write(trailer, 0, trailer.Length);
}
using (HttpWebResponse response = request.GetResponse() as System.Net.HttpWebResponse)
{
responseStatusCode = response.StatusCode.ToString();
}
return responseStatusCode;
}
TypeError: Cannot read property 'importState' of undefined
at C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\powerbi-cli\lib\cli-impor
t.js:69:70
at C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\powerbi-cli\node_modules\
powerbi-api\lib\autorest\operations\imports.js:416:14
at retryCallback (C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\powerbi-cl
i\node_modules\ms-rest\lib\filters\systemErrorRetryPolicyFilter.js:85:9)
at retryCallback (C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\powerbi-cl
i\node_modules\ms-rest\lib\filters\exponentialRetryPolicyFilter.js:135:9)
at handleRedirect (C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\powerbi-c
li\node_modules\ms-rest\lib\filters\redirectFilter.js:36:9)
at Request._callback (C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\powerb
i-cli\node_modules\ms-rest\lib\requestPipeline.js:126:16)
at Request.self.callback (C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\po
werbi-cli\node_modules\request\request.js:187:22)
at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
at Request.emit (events.js:191:7)
at Request.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\powe
rbi-cli\node_modules\request\request.js:1044:10)
How it can be resolved, Is there any fix for the following error?
If you're using the NodeJS Power BI SDK, it is no longer supported. Try to directly call the REST API instead.
I don't know NodeJS, you can reference how I call the Create Import REST API in C#.
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Import sample
string pbixPath = @"C:\test\2.pbix";
string datasetDisplayName = "mydataset";
string importResponse = Import(string.Format("{0}/groups/{1}/imports?datasetDisplayName={2}", datasetsBetaUri, groupId, datasetDisplayName), pbixPath,"Bearer Token here");
Console.WriteLine(importResponse);
}
public static string Import(string url, string fileName,string bearerToken)
{
string responseStatusCode = string.Empty;
string boundary = "---------------------------" + DateTime.Now.Ticks.ToString("x");
byte[] boundarybytes = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("\r\n--" + boundary + "\r\n");
HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(url);
request.ContentType = "multipart/form-data; boundary=" + boundary;
request.Method = "POST";
request.KeepAlive = true;
request.Headers.Add("Authorization", String.Format("Bearer {0}", bearerToken));
using (Stream rs = request.GetRequestStream())
{
rs.Write(boundarybytes, 0, boundarybytes.Length);
string headerTemplate = "Content-Disposition: form-data; filename=\"{0}\"\r\nContent-Type: application / octet - stream\r\n\r\n";
string header = string.Format(headerTemplate, fileName);
byte[] headerbytes = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(header);
rs.Write(headerbytes, 0, headerbytes.Length);
using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
{
byte[] buffer = new byte[4096];
int bytesRead = 0;
while ((bytesRead = fileStream.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length)) != 0)
{
rs.Write(buffer, 0, bytesRead);
}
}
byte[] trailer = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("\r\n--" + boundary + "--\r\n");
rs.Write(trailer, 0, trailer.Length);
}
using (HttpWebResponse response = request.GetResponse() as System.Net.HttpWebResponse)
{
responseStatusCode = response.StatusCode.ToString();
}
return responseStatusCode;
}
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