The '' command was found in the module '', but the module could not be loaded

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No other questions seem to answer my question, so I am posting it here. I am exporting functions from .psm1 files. My structure is this

Modules (folder)
    CompanyName (folder)
        SQL (folder)
            SQL.psm1

My result of Get-Module -Listavailable returns the file containing my commands. (It is clear that my path is correct, otherwise this call would not return the functions I export in SQL.psm1)

ModuleType Version    Name                                ExportedCommands
---------- -------    ----                                ----------------
Script     0.0        SQL                                 {Import-BCPFile, Export-BCPFile}

However, I get an error trying to run the function, Import-BCPFile : The 'Import-BCPFile' command was found in the module 'SQL', but the module could not be loaded. For more information, run 'Import-Module SQL'.

I run Import-Module SQL and get another error, Import-Module : The specified module 'SQL' was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any module directory.

Do you have any ideas why I can't call my function?

Zac Zac · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-24T19:25:21

If you were stuck like me, try importing the module like so,

Import-Module "C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Company\SQL"

Importing the module will return any syntax errors in your module. I ended up missing a comma in my parameter list. Fixing this allowed me to run Import-BCPFile in my powershell window!!

[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$True)]
    [string]$BCPFile,
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$True)]
    [string]$Database,
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$True)]
    [string]$TableToImport,
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$True)]
    [string]$SQLServer = "." # <-- missing a comma!

    [switch]$Truncate = $False
)

The '' command was found in the module '', but the module could not be loaded

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