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Aaron
Aaron

Reputation: 196

Reading Error when trying to compile SASS in vs code

I installed SASS on my machine via path ( environment variables ). I can access help and other options(version etc.) but whenever I initiate

`--watch styles.scss:styles.css`

I get the following error :

`Error reading styles.scss: Cannot open file.`

I checked the documentation but to no avail. I get the same error when trying to get more information via

--trace styles.scss:styles.css

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3480

Answers (2)

Paul Gobée
Paul Gobée

Reputation: 521

Wow, thanks for your description of your self-inflicted error. It solved my problem of not seeing any output for half an hour. I had given the full path for the input file (path from the folder where the command runs to the input file), but had taken that the path of the output file would be relative to the input file (ie: the path from the input file to the output file), but it should also be the full path to the output file (path from the folder where the command runs to the output file). In fact easier, but if one has a wrong expectation in one's head it can take a long time to realize. Your description put me on the right track!

Upvotes: 0

Aaron
Aaron

Reputation: 196

I found the reason of my self-inflicted error.

When you initiate

--watch styles.scss styles.css

make sure you add the directory in case you placed your css styles in an external folder

--watch css/styles.scss css/styles.css

Upvotes: 2

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