[Bug]: Exception calling ctor with one argument

[joostgrunwald]

What happened?
Ctor error when trying to run this like I did before.

How to reproduce it
Clone develop branch, run steps like I do.

Expected behavior
It working without throwing errors.

Screenshots or Logs

PS C:\Users\me\Downloads\monk> Import-Module .\monkey365

PS C:\Users\me\Downloads\monk> $param = @{
    Instance = 'Microsoft365';
    Analysis = @("SharePointOnline","Microsoft365","ExchangeOnline","SharePointOnline","PurView","MicrosoftTeams");
    PromptBehavior = 'SelectAccount';
    IncludeEntraID = $true;
    ExportTo = @("CSV","JSON","HTML");
}

PS C:\Users\me\Downloads\monk> $assets = Invoke-Monkey365 @param

[ParameterError] Unable to create Monkey365 object: Exception calling ".ctor" with "1" argument(s): "De opgegeven padindeling wordt niet ondersteund."
At C:\Users\me\Downloads\monk\monkey365\core\init\New-O365Object.ps1:240 char:13
+             throw ("[ParameterError] {0}: {1}" -f "Unable to create M ...
+             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : OperationStopped: ([ParameterError...t ondersteund.":String) [], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : [ParameterError] Unable to create Monkey365 object: Exception calling ".ctor" with "1" argument(s): "De opgegeven padindeling wordt niet ondersteund."```


**From where are you running Monkey365?**  
Please, complete the following information:
 - Resource: [Docker container, workstation)  
 - OS: [e.g. Windows, Linux, etc. ]
 - PowerShell Version [`$PsVersionTable`]:
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[joostgrunwald]

Fun addition, this only happens when I run monkey in powershell ISE, I just got it working in regular powershell

[silverhack]

Hi @joostgrunwald, thanks for letting me know about that.

Monkey365 is not designed to work on PowerShell ISE, due to it is not longer maintained by MS. Having said that, I cannot reproduce your issue. I've tested the latest dev version of Monkey365 on several instances and I cannot reproduce it, as shown below:

Could you please let me know if it happens again? According to the error message it seems that a variable contains an invalid path format, but it is not clear to me.

Thanks!

[mkannan22]

Invoke-Monkey365 @param
[ParameterError] Unable to create Monkey365 object: Exception calling ".ctor" with "1" argument(s): "The specified
path, file name, or both are too long. The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 characters, and the
directory name must be less than 248 characters."
At C:\m\core\init\New-O365Object.ps1:240 char:13

•         throw ("[ParameterError] {0}: {1}" -f "Unable to create M ...
  

•         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  

  • CategoryInfo : OperationStopped: ([ParameterError...48 characters.":String) [], RuntimeException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : [ParameterError] Unable to create Monkey365 object: Exception calling ".ctor" with "1" a
    rgument(s): "The specified path, file name, or both are too long. The fully qualified file name must be less than
    260 characters, and the directory name must be less than 248 characters."

[silverhack]

Hi @mkannan22,

This isn't a monkey365 issue, and the exception is clear enough (The path is too long). You have multiple options to resolve it, such as producing shorten paths or enabling Long File Paths in Windows 10.

Cheers,

[mkannan22]

PS C:\m> Invoke-Monkey365 @param
[ParameterError] Unable to create Monkey365 object: Exception calling ".ctor" with "1" argument(s): "The given path's
format is not supported."
At C:\m\core\init\New-O365Object.ps1:240 char:13

•         throw ("[ParameterError] {0}: {1}" -f "Unable to create M ...
  

•         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  

  • CategoryInfo : OperationStopped: ([ParameterError...not supported.":String) [], RuntimeException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : [ParameterError] Unable to create Monkey365 object: Exception calling ".ctor" with "1" a
    rgument(s): "The given path's format is not supported."

[silverhack]

Hey @mkannan22,

Tested it with multiple versions of PowerShell and OS and I can't reproduce it. Could you please provide more info about how to import it, how to execute it, OS version in use, PS version, etc.. that would be great.

Thanks!

[mkannan22]

Test on Windows 10 latest build and Windows 11 latest build. PowerShell version:
Name Value

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PSVersion 5.1.22621.2506

Import-Module Invoke-Monkey365.ps1
Import-Module every PS script found in all folders

$param = @{
Instance = 'Microsoft365';
Analysis = @("SharePointOnline","Microsoft365","ExchangeOnline","PurView","MicrosoftTeams");
PromptBehavior = 'SelectAccount';
IncludeEntraID = $true;
ExportTo = @("CSV","JSON","HTML");
}

$assets = Invoke-Monkey365 @param

[silverhack]

Hi @mkannan22,

As far as I can see from your last comment that you're importing monkey365 incorrectly. Please, see docs about how to import a PowerShell module.

https://silverhack.github.io/monkey365/install-instructions/
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/developer/module/importing-a-powershell-module?view=powershell-7.3

Cheers,