Error: The specified module could not be found.

[Sushovan861]

I have installed blpapi (the build was successful and the all the required code under build/release/... were generated),while adding the require('blpapi') in the node application I am always ending up with Module not found error.

Error: The specified module could not be found.
C:\NODE development\myjs\node_modules\blpapi\build\Release\blpapijs.node
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object. (C:\NODE development\myjs\node_modules\blpapi\blpapi.j
s:6:14)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)

I am using the v0.10.20 version of the node on a windows 7 machine with Express studio 2012 installed. The problem as shown in the log refers to the blpapi.js line 6 character 14.

var blpapi = require(path.join(__dirname, '/build/Release/blpapijs'));

when I do the console over path.join it actually shows the right place of the generated code.

Please help me in resolving this issue,

[apaprocki]

I installed the latest Node x64 v0.10.21 from the website onto a clean Windows 7 PC into the target directory C:\NODE development and was able to successfully run the examples:

C:\NODE development>node node_modules\blpapi\examples\FieldSearchRequest.js 127.0.0.1 "last price"
PX_LAST => Last Price
...

Please un-install all existing Node installations, delete your C:\NODE development directory entirely to ensure you are starting with a clean slate. Install the Node x64 .msi, click the "Node.js command prompt" and type the following:

C:\> cd "C:\NODE development"
C:\NODE development> npm install blpapi
...
C:\NODE development> node node_modules\blpapi\examples\FieldSearchRequest.js 127.0.0.1 "last price"

I suspect something is incorrect with your installation or your environment inside your command prompt. Make sure you are using the "Node.js command prompt" included in the Node installation.

[Sushovan861]

I tried the same and still the same error, still not able to figure out the root cause of the problem in my machine

[mcg88]

Hello,

I'm also having this issue. I installed exactly as described using the npm install blpapi command. However, there is no /build/Release folder created and I'm getting the same error:
Error: The specified module could not be found.
C:\NODE development\myjs\node_modules\blpapi\build\Release\blpapijs.node

Any ideas why this file/folders are missing>?

[mcg88]

additionally: the log contains the following errors:

163 silly resolved []
164 verbose about to build c:\development\b\node_modules\blpapi
165 info build c:\development\b\node_modules\blpapi
166 verbose linkStuff [ false, false, false, 'c:\development\b\node_modules' ]
167 info linkStuff blpapi@0.1.6
168 verbose linkBins blpapi@0.1.6
169 verbose linkMans blpapi@0.1.6
170 verbose rebuildBundles blpapi@0.1.6
171 info install blpapi@0.1.6
172 verbose unsafe-perm in lifecycle true
173 error Error: spawn ENOENT
173 error at errnoException (child_process.js:988:11)
173 error at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:779:34)
174 error If you need help, you may report this entire log,
174 error including the npm and node versions, at:
174 error http://github.com/npm/npm/issues
175 error System Windows_NT 6.1.7601
176 error command "C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "install" "blpapi"
177 error cwd c:\development\b
178 error node -v v0.10.26
179 error npm -v 1.4.3
180 error syscall spawn
181 error code ENOENT
182 error errno ENOENT
183 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

[apaprocki]

@mcgwebdesign At first glance from that log, it appears you're being affected by nodejs/node-v0.x-archive#2318

[yangpu]

I meet the exactly error either on x64 win7.

[ericvw]

#58 should resolve this issue.