v14 Deploy Commands code not working

[EdwardPeepoHands]

Describe the bug

Following the guide or just copy pasting the files from Github results in node error.

PS C:\Users\User\Desktop\discord-bot> node .\deploy-commands.js
node:internal/fs/utils:350
    throw err;
    ^

Error: ENOTDIR: not a directory, scandir 'C:\Users\User\Desktop\discord-bot\commands\ping.js'
    at Object.readdirSync (node:fs:1527:3)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\User\Desktop\discord-bot\deploy-commands.js:14:26)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1256:14)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1310:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1119:32)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:960:12)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:81:12)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:23:47 {
  errno: -4052,
  syscall: 'scandir',
  code: 'ENOTDIR',
  path: 'C:\\Users\\User\\Desktop\\discord-bot\\commands\\ping.js'
}

Node.js v18.17.0 

Trying to fix that by just moving the commands folder into another folder (./commands/commands/ping.js)
results in a different, more complex error:

Node.js v18.17.0

Started refreshing 3 application (/) commands.
DiscordAPIError[50035]: Invalid Form Body
guild_id[NUMBER_TYPE_COERCE]: Value "undefined" is not snowflake.
    at handleErrors (C:\Users\User\Desktop\discord-bot\node_modules\@discordjs\rest\dist\index.js:722:13)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at async SequentialHandler.runRequest (C:\Users\User\Desktop\discord-bot\node_modules\@discordjs\rest\dist\index.js:1120:23)
    at async SequentialHandler.queueRequest (C:\Users\User\Desktop\discord-bot\node_modules\@discordjs\rest\dist\index.js:953:14)
    at async _REST.request (C:\Users\User\Desktop\discord-bot\node_modules\@discordjs\rest\dist\index.js:1266:22)
    at async C:\Users\User\Desktop\discord-bot\deploy-commands.js:36:16 {
  requestBody: { files: undefined, json: [ [Object], [Object], [Object] ] },
  rawError: {
    message: 'Invalid Form Body',
    code: 50035,
    errors: { guild_id: [Object] }
  },
  code: 50035,
  status: 400,
  method: 'PUT',
  url: 'https://discord.com/api/v10/applications/1181661979153285221/guilds/undefined/commands'
}``` 



### To Reproduce

Just  follow the tutorial or copy the files given at that point

### Screenshots

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### Device (please complete the following information)

Windows 11 on VSCode

### Additional notes

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[monbrey]

There is a step in the command loading/deployment process which has you move the files to subfolders, and reads them accordingly. The code you have copied appears to be halfway between - it's attempting to read ping.js as a folder, when it isn't one.

The second error is unrelated - you are attempting to deploy commands to a single guild without providing a guild id.

Please head on over to our Discord server for more help.

[EdwardPeepoHands]

Guide states to create a(1) commands/utility folder and drop the files in. Cant name folders on Windows with "/" in them so i just named it commands and dropped them in there which results in the first error.

The Command Handling Section then talks about a utility folder inside the command folder.

Im not a native english speaker so it might just be the language barrier. But in my understanding the guide tells me to create one folder in the Slash Commands Section.

https://discordjs.guide/creating-your-bot/slash-commands.html#before-you-continue

https://discordjs.guide/creating-your-bot/command-handling.html

And the Github files linked at the end are only using one folder that is named commands/utility and drop all files in there just like i did. :/

[monbrey]

Of course not, a / is a path separator, not part of the name. That line should be read as "create a new folder named utility inside commands". If we need to be more explicit about that, I guess we can change it.

[EdwardPeepoHands]

Well that makes a lot of sense now.
Thank you for answering so quickly!