On Windows 10, in PowerShell, you cannot create an empty file using the type NUL > file.extension command.
The only way for the javascripting verifiy command to ever be successful is to create an empty file using the type NUL > file.extension command from CommandPrompt only. This isn't mentioned anywhere in the guide (it just says on Windows).
Even if you create an empty file with $null > file.extension, the validation fails and you can't even run it with node file.extension. The same applies when you create the file in a text editor or in an IDE.
- node version: v9.3.0
- npm version: 5.6.0
- os: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.16299.125]
Error output when trying to verify a file that was not created in CommandPrompt using the type NUL > file.extension command.
SyntaxError: Invalid or unexpected token
at createScript (vm.js:80:10)
at Object.runInThisContext (vm.js:152:10)
at Module._compile (module.js:624:28)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:671:10)
at Module.load (module.js:573:32)
at tryModuleLoad (module.js:513:12)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:505:3)
at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:701:10)
at startup (bootstrap_node.js:194:16)
at bootstrap_node.js:618:3
at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:272:12)
at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:159:13)
at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:943:16)
at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:220:5)
killed: false,
code: 1,
signal: null,
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On Windows 10, in PowerShell, you cannot create an empty file using the
type NUL > file.extensioncommand.The only way for the javascripting verifiy command to ever be successful is to create an empty file using the
type NUL > file.extensioncommand from CommandPrompt only. This isn't mentioned anywhere in the guide (it just says on Windows).Even if you create an empty file with
$null > file.extension, the validation fails and you can't even run it withnode file.extension. The same applies when you create the file in a text editor or in an IDE.Error output when trying to verify a file that was not created in CommandPrompt using the
type NUL > file.extensioncommand.My Code