I just installed Node.js on a new system and wanted to make sure it worked. I tested it with a simple hello world script.
Contents of the node.js file
console.log("Hello node");
Then I attempted to run it:
C:\>node node.js
Which produced the following error:
Script: C:\node.js
Line: 1
Char: 1
Error: 'console' is undefined
Code: 800A1391
Source: Microsoft JScript runtime error
Weird. And Microsoft JScript runtime? Very weird.
Turns out, Windows is trying to run the Javascript, node.js, not via Node.js but natively in Windows.
If I rename the file hellonode.js I can reproduce the same error:
C:\>hellonode
Or I can run the intended file via Node.js:
C:\>node hellonode.js
Hello node
I did not realize that the Windows command prompt could/would execute Javascript files natively.