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rebeccapeltz
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Power Query SDK Error

I'm following the instructions to create a Power BI Query from this page: Using the Power Query SDK - Power Query | Microsoft Learn

In order to see the PowerBI SDK in VS Code, I need to open a folder, so I open an empty folder that will contain what get's built.

When I run the "Create an extension project", all the files get created as documented.  In the output, I see the error below.  I've tried this a couple of times and always get the same error. Is this to be expected?

  • Next I set the credentials and that seems to work and my credentials look like the documented credentials.
  • Next I run the evaluate query and I get the error shown below with an apology.
  • Finally when I copy and use the .mez file in Power BI Desktop, it seems to work.  Why am I getting an error testing in VS Code?  Should I be concerned about these errors?

 

 

 

[12:36:43 PM]	[Info]	PQTest.exe found at c:\Users\bpeltz\.vscode\extensions\powerquery.vscode-powerquery-sdk-0.2.3-win32-x64\.nuget\Microsoft.PowerQuery.SdkTools.2.114.4\tools\PQTest.exe
[12:36:45 PM]	[Info]	[Task found] c:\Users\bpeltz\.vscode\extensions\powerquery.vscode-powerquery-sdk-0.2.3-win32-x64\.nuget\Microsoft.PowerQuery.SdkTools.2.114.4\tools\PQTest.exe info
				--extension "c:\Users\bpeltz\projects\DataConnectorTests\test\MyConnector\bin\AnyCPU\Debug\MyConnector.mez"
				--prettyPrint
[12:36:46 PM]	[Error]	[Task exited abnormally] pqtest info pid(48808) exit(4294967291) stderr: Error: exception while running expression.: We're sorry, an error occurred during evaluation.

[12:36:47 PM]	[Info]	Detected a newer mez file, about to infer its latest info. 1698781005766, 1698781005766
[12:36:47 PM]	[Info]	[Task found] c:\Users\bpeltz\.vscode\extensions\powerquery.vscode-powerquery-sdk-0.2.3-win32-x64\.nuget\Microsoft.PowerQuery.SdkTools.2.114.4\tools\PQTest.exe info
				--extension "c:\Users\bpeltz\projects\DataConnectorTests\test\MyConnector\bin\AnyCPU\Debug\MyConnector.mez"
				--prettyPrint
[12:36:48 PM]	[Error]	[Task exited abnormally] pqtest info pid(25636) exit(4294967291) stderr: Error: exception while running expression.: We're sorry, an error occurred during evaluation.

 

 

 

 

 

[12:47:12 PM]	[Info]	RunTestBattery result [
    {
        "ActivityId": "1dd2a446-3c7f-4455-b4f2-8f6fce14ae6c",
        "DataSourceAnalysis": [
            {
                "Kind": "DataSource",
                "FunctionName": "MyConnector.Contents",
                "DataSource": {
                    "Kind": "MyConnector",
                    "NormalizedPath": "MyConnector",
                    "Path": "MyConnector"
                }
            }
        ],
        "Details": "We're sorry, an error occurred during evaluation.",
        "EndTime": "2023-10-31T19:47:12.5568087+00:00",
        "Method": "PQTest.RunTest",
        "Name": "MyConnector.query.pq",
        "StartTime": "2023-10-31T19:47:12.3114331+00:00",
        "RowCount": 0,
        "Status": "Failed",
        "Type": "PQTest.Expression",
        "Error": {
            "Message": "We're sorry, an error occurred during evaluation.",
            "InnerException": {
                "Message": "Cannot create process."
            }
        }
    }
]

 

 

 

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SteffenMangold
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Same error for me. On the PC of my college it runs perfectly. Drives me crazy!! 😫

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