Pbiviz create me the .tmp\drop\status

[rcyber]

Hi all!

I'm learning how to create a custom visualization widget.

I use Visual Studio Code for editing my files.

Well, I created my project and said "pbiviz start".

It works fine but I have a little trouble.

If I change my sources then pbiviz is trying to rebuild project automatically and it crashes with following error: " UNKNOWN { Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, open ...my_project_path\.tmp\drop\status". Next I delete the file ...my_project_path\.tmp\drop\status and say "pbiviz start" again. Or I can change the "hidden" flag for the .tmp folder and then pbiviz build it.

And everytime when I change the source I must delete this file. I'm really tired for it.
How can I rebuild my sources without "shamanic dances"?
Please help me. In another case I will going crazy soon...

P.S. I have Windows 7 32 bit and pbiviz v.1.10.1

[v-viig]

Looks like a new issue of PBIVIZ.

What node and npm version do you use? Have you tried to execute pbiviz package under administrator?

Ignat Vilesov,

Software Engineer

Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals

pbicvsupport@microsoft.com

[rcyber]

Hello Ignat!

Thank you for answer.

It is output of "npm version" command below:

{ npm: '5.6.0',
  ares: '1.10.1-DEV',
  cldr: '31.0.1',
  http_parser: '2.7.0',
  icu: '59.1',
  modules: '57',
  nghttp2: '1.25.0',
  node: '8.9.4',
  openssl: '1.0.2n',
  tz: '2017b',
  unicode: '9.0',
  uv: '1.15.0',
  v8: '6.1.534.50',
  zlib: '1.2.11' }

I am administrator on my computer. I have tried run the PowerShell "as Administrator" and it does not matter.

Below is output of pbiviz compilier.

PS C:\temp\testVis> pbiviz start
 info   Building visual...
 error  UNKNOWN { Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, open 'C:\temp\testVis\.tmp\drop\status'
    at Object.fs.openSync (fs.js:646:18)
    at Object.fs.writeFileSync (fs.js:1291:33)
    at Promise (C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\powerbi-visuals-tools\lib\VisualBuilder.js:586:16)
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at VisualBuilder._updateStatus (C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\powerbi-visuals-tools\lib\VisualBui
lder.js:577:16)
    at _validateApiVersion.then.then.then.then (C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\powerbi-visuals-tools\l
ib\VisualBuilder.js:103:30)
    at <anonymous>
  errno: -4048,
  code: 'EPERM',
  syscall: 'open',
  path: 'C:\\temp\\testVis\\.tmp\\drop\\status' }

I have set "full control" permissions for everyone on the folder "C:\Temp".
But error is happening until I delete the file .\tmp\drop\status. Second way is uncheck "hidden" flag for the folder .\tmp

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance,

Alexander.

[rcyber · Accepted solution]

Hello Ignat!

I have reinstalled node.js and pbiviz and problem is disappeared now.
We can close this ticket.

Thank you!