Module.js 474 throw err

Question

I just installed nodejs in my laptop and I am not sure how to run js file in node. I tried the following command       node C:\Program Files\nodejs\file.js, but it shows this error

module.js:474 throw err 

Does anyone have an idea? I am completely new.

Answer 1

you need to install node modules first.

cd C:\Program Files\nodejs\
npm install
node file.js