JavaScript Error->Error: Cannot find module 'prompt-sync'

Question

I wrote the following javascript program on VSCode:

try{

const prompt = require("prompt-sync")({sigint: true})

}catch(err){

    console.log(err)

}

I am getting th efollowing error message:

Error: Cannot find module 'prompt-sync' Following is my code:   Require stack:

• d:\Varsity Tutor_Lecture\Javascript\programs\posNegZero.js     at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1144:15)     at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:985:27)     at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1235:19)     at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:176:18)     at Object.<anonymous> (d:\Varsity Tutor_Lecture\Javascript\programs\posNegZero.js:2:16)     at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1376:14)     at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1435:10)     at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1207:32)     at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1023:12)     at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:135:12) {   code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',   requireStack: [ 'd:\Varsity Tutor_Lecture\Javascript\programs\posNegZero.js' ] } d:\Varsity Tutor_Lecture\Javascript\programs\posNegZero.js:6 let val1 = prompt("Input a Number")            ^   ReferenceError: prompt is not defined     at Object.<anonymous> (d:\Varsity Tutor_Lecture\Javascript\programs\posNegZero.js:6:12)     at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1376:14)     at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1435:10)     at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1207:32)     at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1023:12)     at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:135:12)     at node:internal/main/run_main_module:28:49

 

Node.js v20.11.1

 

[Done] exited with code=1 in 0.101 seconds

 

I used the following command to install it:

C:\Users\zulfi>npm install prompt-sync

 

added 3 packages, and audited 4 packages in 859ms

 

found 0 vulnerabilities

 

C:\Users\zulfi>

Somebody please guide me what is the problem.

Zulfi.

Answer 1

Hi,

Use

require('prompt-sync') instead of equire("prompt-sync")