Issues creating AMR template: Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: <. Path '', line 0, position 0.

Question

Good morning, I am trying to follow tutorial https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/create-azure-resource-manager-template-vs-code/3-exercise-create-and-deploy-template?pivots=powershell&source=learn to create an AMR template. I followed the steps and when I try to deploy I get the following error:

New-AzResourceGroupDeployment : Unexpected character encountered while parsing value: <. Path '', line 0, position 0.
At line:4 char:1

• New-AzResourceGroupDeployment `
• ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
• CategoryInfo : CloseError: (:) [New-AzResourceGroupDeployment], JsonReaderException
• FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.Azure.Commands.ResourceManager.Cmdlets.Implementation.NewAzureResourceGroupDeploymentCmdlet

When I run:

$templateFile="azuredeploy.json"
$today=Get-Date -Format "MM-dd-yyyy"
$deploymentName="blanktemplate-"+"$today"
New-AzResourceGroupDeployment -Name $deploymentName
-TemplateFile $templateFile

the azuredeploy.json file is located in my C drive.

My powershell AZ version

Get-InstalledModule -Name Az

Version Name Repository Description

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8.1.0 Az PSGallery Microsoft Azure PowerShell - Cmdlets to manage resources in Azure. This module is compatible with Powe...

Answer 1

Hello @SilvaPaulaD ,
Welcome to Microsoft QnA.
I think you have missed the " ** " character in the first line. New-AzResourceGroupDeployment **
-Name $deploymentName `
-TemplateFile $templateFile

Could you please recheck and respond? Thanks :)