downloading error of NPM GLOBAL

[TimeKeyRoll]

Hi! i tried downloading this - npm install --global hardhat-shorthand

since its global i downloaded it in cmd and run that as admin. and it got downloaded.

And then i tried run hh compile in powershell. here is this error.

And then i tried downloading this in powershell but could not download. here is this error.

someone knows how to fix this issue?

[othaime-en]

Did you restart your PS terminal before running hh compile? If no, try that.
Second, you got the error when installing in your PS because you didn't have enough permissions. You could close your vscode and restart it as an administrator.

[TimeKeyRoll]

First step is to delete the node js folder.
Second is to re-download it.

And what would be other step!?
AND how will it help me to fix that problem which I have in my outdated windows? Lol

[RoboCrypter]

@MasterofBlockchain : nodejs is not that heavy at all, and win7 can handle everything that win10 can so, don't worry. and also restart your vs code after that. then check your node version in the terminal to see if it is installed successfully.

[TimeKeyRoll]

Thank you

Probably you have missed the other comments.

I wanted to ask - First step is to delete the node js folder.
Second is to re-download it.

And what would be other step!?
Is there any another step!? Or there are just two steps!?
AND how will it help me to fix that problem which I have in my outdated windows? Lol

[RoboCrypter]

@MasterofBlockchain : Your outdated windows is not the problem, In your directories the files are messed up that's it.

• Yes delete it,
• Install new one,
• Open poweshell and check its version by : node -v To see it is installed successfully. after that,
• You know what, clone your repo again from your github in your VS code and remove scripts part from your package.json
  file,
• Off course install all the dependencies
• then run hh whatever and see what happens

[TimeKeyRoll]

Perfect. It clearly mentions all the steps. I will let you know mate. Appreciated.

[RoboCrypter]

@MasterofBlockchain : Restart seems to be the only way in my mind, by looking at the error. VS code is confused I guess.

[TimeKeyRoll]

I will be buyin new machine next year. This year has to be live with this machine. :)

[RoboCrypter]

@MasterofBlockchain : I mean put a new win10 in this one you already have

[TimeKeyRoll]

No it's a really old machine.
I have had my new machine someone stole it so for now I'm using old machine which I bought 15years ago. Lol
And upgrading to new one next year.
It's win 7

[RoboCrypter]

@MasterofBlockchain : Yeah I saw your interface in your screenshots its win7.. hmmm so, four months to go then............

[TimeKeyRoll]

Oh yeah! But I have had not any problem with it other than downloading the npm global package. Rest it's working as smooth as my phone.

[krakxn]

@MasterofBlockchain Rather, keep it simple and do this (equivalent of the Hardhat shorthand):

In your package.json, add this:

"scripts": {
    "hh": "npx hardhat"
  }

A sample package.json to show how it should look like:

{
  "name": "hardhat-simple-storage",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "license": "MIT",
  "devDependencies": {
    "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers": "^2.0.0",
    "@nomiclabs/hardhat-etherscan": "^3.1.0",
    "@nomiclabs/hardhat-waffle": "^2.0.0",
    "chai": "^4.2.0",
    "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
    "ethereum-waffle": "^3.0.0",
    "ethers": "^5.0.0",
    "hardhat": "^2.9.9",
    "hardhat-gas-reporter": "^1.0.8",
    "prettier": "^2.7.1",
    "prettier-plugin-solidity": "^1.0.0-beta.19",
    "solidity-coverage": "^0.7.21"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "hh": "npx hardhat"
  }
}

So, now running hh will be the equivalent of npx hardhat—this is precisely what the package you are installing does.

Therefore, doing something like hh compile will do the same thing as npx hardhat compile

EDIT: Of course, you can do the yarn equivalent for the same.

[TimeKeyRoll]

Why would ya install a hardhat if you cloned my repo!?... I meant my repo is working fine. I can run 'npx hardhat compile' but when I run 'global shorthand' it gives me an error. Right!?

So why would we want to download 'hardhat'!? And did you tried to download 'global hardhat shorthand '?

[krakxn]

"Why would ya install a hardhat if you cloned my repo!?" Because "running npx hardhat via the one in node_modules" does not work, which does for you; which seems more of a permissions-issue related to your system and git.

As a result, I cannot run (Hardhat) or download (Hardhat Shorthand) any packages.

Unless you can diagnose that system-specific issue, I would recommend just doing npx hardhat for now

[TimeKeyRoll]

I am sorry man I don't have any idea what you just said. You always try to help but i always fail to understand technical language that you offer.

it sucks that you always try to help but i never ever get anything in return lol

Btw im a noob who's new to computer science. so is it possible for you to treat me as an absolute beginner? and help me while not using tech langague which i don't understand?

so what went wrong? and what is the issue? what are you trying to say? did you fix the issue? you know anything how to fix it? Please dont use techinal langauge. thanks

[TimeKeyRoll]

That's not the question if i fix it or not! question is i don't understand technical language. if I dont even know what ya talking about! trust me issues will never get resolved if it shows on system it has fixed lol

[krakxn]

Sorry, I am trying to keep this as simple as possible :(

Put simply, the logic is correct and I find no flaws whatsoever, and that it is a very peculiar issue. Therefore, it must be a issue which is specific to your computer.

Check if making a completely new directory from scratch w/ a system restart fixes the issue. If it does not, I will recommend just using npx hardhat in the terminal for now.

Why? Because diagnosing this will be a waste of time for you, unless you face this all the time.

Note: Since you already have the code uploaded on GitHub, you can just refer to it for copy pasting.