Error importing the PSDocs.Azure module

[vicperdana]

Description of the issue

Received this error after installing.

Import-Module : Errors occurred while loading the format data file:
C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs\0.7.0\PSDocs.Format.ps1xml, Error at XPath
/Configuration/ViewDefinitions/View[1] in file C:\Program
Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs\0.7.0\PSDocs.Format.ps1xml: A node is missing from TableControl, ListControl,
WideControl, CustomControl.
C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs\0.7.0\PSDocs.Format.ps1xml, Error at XPath
/Configuration/ViewDefinitions/View[1]/TableControl/TableHeaders in file C:\Program
Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs\0.7.0\PSDocs.Format.ps1xml: The column header definition is not valid; all
headers are discarded.

C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs\0.7.0\PSDocs.Format.ps1xml, Error at XPath
/Configuration/ViewDefinitions/View[1]/TableControl/TableHeaders/TableColumnHeader[1]/Label in file C:\Program
Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs\0.7.0\PSDocs.Format.ps1xml: The resource PSDocs.Resources.ViewStrings in
assembly C:\PSDocs is not found.
At line:1 char:1
+ Import-Module PSDocs.Azure
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [Import-Module], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : FormatXmlUpdateException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the issue:

Install-Module -Name 'PSDocs.Azure' -Repository PSGallery;
Import-Module PSDocs.Azure

Expected behaviour

Imported successfully without any error.

Error output

Capture any error messages and or verbose messages with -Verbose.

VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs.Azure\0.1.0\PSDocs.Azure.psd1'.
VERBOSE: Cannot verify the Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.7.2 because it is not included in the list of permitted
versions.
Import-Module : Errors occurred while loading the format data file:
C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs\0.7.0\PSDocs.Format.ps1xml, Error at XPath
/Configuration/ViewDefinitions/View[1] in file C:\Program
Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs\0.7.0\PSDocs.Format.ps1xml: A node is missing from TableControl, ListControl,
WideControl, CustomControl.
C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs\0.7.0\PSDocs.Format.ps1xml, Error at XPath
/Configuration/ViewDefinitions/View[1]/TableControl/TableHeaders in file C:\Program
Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs\0.7.0\PSDocs.Format.ps1xml: The column header definition is not valid; all
headers are discarded.
C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs\0.7.0\PSDocs.Format.ps1xml, Error at XPath
/Configuration/ViewDefinitions/View[1]/TableControl/TableHeaders/TableColumnHeader[1]/Label in file C:\Program
Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs\0.7.0\PSDocs.Format.ps1xml: The resource PSDocs.Resources.ViewStrings in
assembly C:\PSDocs is not found.
At line:1 char:1
+ Import-Module PSDocs.Azure -Verbose
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [Import-Module], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : FormatXmlUpdateException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand

Module in use and version:

• Module: PSDocs.Azure
• Version: 0.7.0

Captured output from $PSVersionTable:

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      5.1.19041.610
PSEdition                      Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion                   10.0.19041.610
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion              3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

Additional context

Add any other context about the problem here.

[BernieWhite]

@vicperdana That's a little weird. Have you tried PS 7.x?

Also do you get the same issue with just Import-Module PSDocs?

What's the output of Get-Culture?

[vicperdana]

@BernieWhite It imported fine in PS 7.

Get-Culture & PSVersionTable outputs

LCID             Name             DisplayName
----             ----             -----------
3081             en-AU            English (Australia)

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.0.3
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.0.3
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.19042
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

[BernieWhite]

@vicperdana Thanks. I can't reproduce it. Can you check if the .dll is blocked for some reason. C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs\0.7.0\PSDocs.dll. The verbose output points to it not being loaded for some reason.

i.e.

Unblock-File 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs\0.7.0\PSDocs.dll';

Should look like:

Import-Module PSDocs -Verbose
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs\0.7.0\PSDocs.psd1'.
VERBOSE: Cannot verify the Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.7.2 because it is not included in the list of permitted
versions.
VERBOSE: Loading 'Assembly' from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs\0.7.0\PSDocs.dll'.
VERBOSE: Loading 'Assembly' from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs\0.7.0\PSDocs.dll'.
VERBOSE: Loading 'FormatsToProcess' from path 'C:\Program
Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs\0.7.0\PSDocs.Format.ps1xml'.
VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module PSDocs.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs\0.7.0\PSDocs.psm1'.
VERBOSE: Importing function 'Document'.
VERBOSE: Importing function 'Get-PSDocument'.
VERBOSE: Importing function 'Get-PSDocumentHeader'.
VERBOSE: Importing function 'Invoke-PSDocument'.
VERBOSE: Importing function 'New-PSDocumentOption'.

Import-Module PSDocs.Azure -Verbose
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs.Azure\0.1.0\PSDocs.Azure.psd1'.
VERBOSE: Cannot verify the Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.7.2 because it is not included in the list of permitted
versions.
VERBOSE: Loading 'Assembly' from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs.Azure\0.1.0\PSDocs.Azure.dll'.
VERBOSE: Loading 'Assembly' from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs.Azure\0.1.0\PSDocs.Azure.dll'.
VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module PSDocs.Azure.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs.Azure\0.1.0\PSDocs.Azure.psm1'.
VERBOSE: Importing function 'Get-AzDocTemplateFile'.

[vicperdana]

Yup, that worked fine. Tested in 5.1 - thanks @BernieWhite

Import-Module PSDocs.Azure -Verbose
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs.Azure\0.1.0\PSDocs.Azure.psd1'.
VERBOSE: Cannot verify the Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.7.2 because it is not included in the list of permitted
versions.
VERBOSE: Loading 'Assembly' from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs.Azure\0.1.0\PSDocs.Azure.dll'.
VERBOSE: Loading 'Assembly' from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs.Azure\0.1.0\PSDocs.Azure.dll'.
VERBOSE: Populating RepositorySourceLocation property for module PSDocs.Azure.
VERBOSE: Loading module from path 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs.Azure\0.1.0\PSDocs.Azure.psm1'.
VERBOSE: Importing function 'Get-AzDocTemplateFile'.

[vicperdana]

Just to note that after running the following command - the issue was resolved. Tested on both PS 5.1 and 7.0.3

Unblock-File 'C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSDocs\0.7.0\PSDocs.dll';