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Schwab,Wilhelm K

Compiler error message in transcript

Blair,

This is starting to sound familiar to me, but I will describe it anyway
just in case. I recently started seeing a message in the transcript:

Error 39 on line 20 of XYZ class>>xyz -> 'expecting message'

The CHB did not complain about the syntax. I was initially concerned
that I had crossed up compiler and VM DLLs. It turns out that I had a
cascade inside a block, and errantly ended the cascase with a trailing
semicolon. After changing it to a period, the message disappeared.

Have a good one,

Bill

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Wilhelm K. Schwab, Ph.D.
[hidden email]

Blair McGlashan

Re: Compiler error message in transcript

"Bill Schwab" <[hidden email]> wrote in message
news:c834fg$125c$[hidden email]...

> Blair,
>
> This is starting to sound familiar to me, but I will describe it anyway
> just in case. I recently started seeing a message in the transcript:
>
> Error 39 on line 20 of XYZ class>>xyz -> 'expecting message'
>
> The CHB did not complain about the syntax. I was initially concerned
> that I had crossed up compiler and VM DLLs. It turns out that I had a
> cascade inside a block, and errantly ended the cascase with a trailing
> semicolon. After changing it to a period, the message disappeared.
>

This is due to different behaviour of the Dolphin compiler and the RB's
parser used in the browsers. The latter is stricter and does not allow a
final cascade without a message.

Regards

Blair