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custom visual error

Hi All,

I am trying to create a custom visual and i am following the below link. 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/custom-visual-develop-tutorial

i did everything step by step but when i open the visual studio code i cannot see the files under the node

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Anonymous
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MS updated Power Bi tools but the tutorial remains for the older version.

I asked the same question yesterday.  Here is some useful hint:

 

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Developer/Errors-in-Custom-Visual-Tutorial/m-p/716063/highlight/tru...

 

 

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Anonymous
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Thanks optimusprime will try this and update here.

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Alternatively to that, you can run the old tutorial as-is by specifying the older version of the visuals tools.

In this section of the doc, you're asked to run this command:

 

npm i -g powerbi-visuals-tools

 

Run this instead:

npm i -g powerbi-visuals-tools@2.5

You can then proceed as normal.

 





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Anonymous
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MS updated Power Bi tools but the tutorial remains for the older version.

I asked the same question yesterday.  Here is some useful hint:

 

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Developer/Errors-in-Custom-Visual-Tutorial/m-p/716063/highlight/tru...

 

 

Anonymous
Not applicable

Thanks optimusprime will try this and update here.

Alternatively to that, you can run the old tutorial as-is by specifying the older version of the visuals tools.

In this section of the doc, you're asked to run this command:

 

npm i -g powerbi-visuals-tools

 

Run this instead:

npm i -g powerbi-visuals-tools@2.5

You can then proceed as normal.

 





Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!

Proud to be a Super User!


On how to ask a technical question, if you really want an answer (courtesy of SQLBI)




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