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Dan Gardner
Dan Gardner

Reputation: 1269

Power Bi Developer Tools Install - Syntax Error

When installing Power Bi developer tool I get the following error:

let exec = require('child_process').execSync;
^^^
SyntaxError: Unexpected strict mode reserved word
    at exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:73:16)
    at Module._compile (module.js:443:25)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:478:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:355:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:310:12)
    at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:501:10)
    at startup (node.js:129:16)
    at node.js:814:3

The time that error message is taken I'm running NodeJS V4.4.7, but I have also tried with versions V5.5.0 and the latest version also. We have it working on another machine but can't seem to run the tool on mine. I am running as Admin.

The setup steps I'm following are from Power BI, here

Upvotes: 0

Views: 164

Answers (1)

Foxan Ng
Foxan Ng

Reputation: 7151

Have you confirmed the node version with node -v?

I have just installed powerbi-visuals-tools. The node version is v0.12.x and I got the exact same error as yours.

After upgrading node to v6.9.4, the issue is solved. Please make sure you update node using the same method as before.

Upvotes: 1

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