An error occurred while creating the graph; GraphViz returned: Error: <stdin>: syntax error in line 195 near '.'

[cirolosapio]

Found 51 models.
Inspecting model relations.
 51/51 [============================] 100% < 1 sec/< 1 sec 46.0 MiB
   phpDocumentor\GraphViz\Exception

  An error occurred while creating the graph; GraphViz returned: Error: <stdin>: syntax error in line 195 near '.'

  at C:\laragon\www\as-server\vendor\phpdocumentor\graphviz\src\phpDocumentor\GraphViz\Graph.php:375
    371|         exec($this->path . "dot -T$type -o$filename < $tmpfileArg 2>&1", $output, $code);
    372|         unlink($tmpfile);
    373|
    374|         if ($code != 0) {
  > 375|             throw new Exception(
    376|                 'An error occurred while creating the graph; GraphViz returned: '
    377|                 . implode(PHP_EOL, $output)
    378|             );
    379|         }

  1   C:\laragon\www\as-server\vendor\beyondcode\laravel-er-diagram-generator\src\GenerateDiagramCommand.php:80
      phpDocumentor\GraphViz\Graph::export(""png"", ""graph.png"")

  2   C:\laragon\www\as-server\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Container\BoundMethod.php:32
      BeyondCode\ErdGenerator\GenerateDiagramCommand::handle()

  3   C:\laragon\www\as-server\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Container\BoundMethod.php:32
      call_user_func_array([])

  4   C:\laragon\www\as-server\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Container\Util.php:36
      Illuminate\Container\BoundMethod::Illuminate\Container\{closure}()

  5   C:\laragon\www\as-server\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Container\BoundMethod.php:90
      Illuminate\Container\Util::unwrapIfClosure(Object(Closure))

  6   C:\laragon\www\as-server\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Container\BoundMethod.php:34
      Illuminate\Container\BoundMethod::callBoundMethod(Object(Illuminate\Foundation\Application), Object(Closure))

  7   C:\laragon\www\as-server\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Container\Container.php:592
      Illuminate\Container\BoundMethod::call(Object(Illuminate\Foundation\Application), [])

  8   C:\laragon\www\as-server\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Console\Command.php:134
      Illuminate\Container\Container::call()

  9   C:\laragon\www\as-server\vendor\symfony\console\Command\Command.php:255
      Illuminate\Console\Command::execute(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Illuminate\Console\OutputStyle))

  10  C:\laragon\www\as-server\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Console\Command.php:121
      Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command::run(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Illuminate\Console\OutputStyle))

  11  C:\laragon\www\as-server\vendor\symfony\console\Application.php:912
      Illuminate\Console\Command::run(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))

  12  C:\laragon\www\as-server\vendor\symfony\console\Application.php:264
      Symfony\Component\Console\Application::doRunCommand(Object(BeyondCode\ErdGenerator\GenerateDiagramCommand), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))

  13  C:\laragon\www\as-server\vendor\symfony\console\Application.php:140
      Symfony\Component\Console\Application::doRun(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))

  14  C:\laragon\www\as-server\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Console\Application.php:93
      Symfony\Component\Console\Application::run(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))

  15  C:\laragon\www\as-server\vendor\laravel\framework\src\Illuminate\Foundation\Console\Kernel.php:129
      Illuminate\Console\Application::run(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))

  16  C:\laragon\www\as-server\artisan:37
      Illuminate\Foundation\Console\Kernel::handle(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))

[HDVinnie]

same thing

Found 68 models.
Inspecting model relations.
 68/68 [▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓] 100%
   phpDocumentor\GraphViz\Exception  : An error occurred while creating the graph; GraphViz returned: Error: <stdin>: syntax error in line 615 near '.'

  at /home/vagrant/Personal/UNIT3D_PUBLIC/vendor/phpdocumentor/graphviz/src/phpDocumentor/GraphViz/Graph.php:375
    371|         exec($this->path . "dot -T$type -o$filename < $tmpfileArg 2>&1", $output, $code);
    372|         unlink($tmpfile);
    373| 
    374|         if ($code != 0) {
  > 375|             throw new Exception(
    376|                 'An error occurred while creating the graph; GraphViz returned: '
    377|                 . implode(PHP_EOL, $output)
    378|             );
    379|         }

  Exception trace:

  1   phpDocumentor\GraphViz\Graph::export()
      /home/vagrant/Personal/UNIT3D_PUBLIC/vendor/beyondcode/laravel-er-diagram-generator/src/GenerateDiagramCommand.php:80

  2   BeyondCode\ErdGenerator\GenerateDiagramCommand::handle()
      /home/vagrant/Personal/UNIT3D_PUBLIC/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Container/BoundMethod.php:32

[cirolosapio]

@HDVinnie are u on sqlsrv?
If yes, your tables has schema?
Example schema.tables

[jandermannderkann]

I just had the same Issue. For me the Problem occured, because the $tablename attribute of a model was set to "something.something".
I might create a PR for this.