Ros Service-Part2 Example 3.8 Problem

[bulutenesemre]

user:~/catkin_ws$ rosservice call /my_service
ERROR: Unable to load type [my_custom_srv_msg_pkg/MyCustomServiceMessage].
Have you typed ‘make’ in [my_custom_srv_msg_pkg]?

I make publish code and wanna call it with rosservice call /myservice TAB+TAB but when I TAB+TAB it giving nothing not {} or something maybe I did wrong somewhere

[bayodesegun]

@bulutenesemre, It seems your custom message is not ready yet. Please have a look at post below and let me know if it solves your problem.

ERROR: Cannot load message class for [package/Message]. Are your messages built?

This error usually happens when you create a custom ROS message. SOLUTION: Please check the following in order. Painfully , #3 is a common and repeated cause, and it tends to happen even if you already know about it! Have you made the necessary and correct modifications to your CMakeLists.txt (and, where required, package.xml) file after creating the message file? You can find instructions on how to do this in the relevant section of the notebook describing how to create custo…

[michiel.vanbecelaere]

@bayodesegun

source devel/setup.bash

had the same issue, source devel/setup.bash dit the trick!