Hi all, I'm learning OpenScad, and can't fix following error message: Parsing design (AST generation)... ERROR: Parser error: syntax error in file Tubes.scad, line 4  Replacing semi-colons, curly brackets, square brackets, and always the same message... Googling a lot and not how to fix it. Is there someone kind enough to tell me, where is the mistake? Thanks a lot, and nice day. jm

include <tube.scad> No semicolon. Yes, that's confusing and I mess it up on a regular basis. On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 8:23 PM jm.audouy--- via Discuss < discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm learning OpenScad, and can't fix following error message: > > Parsing design (AST generation)... > > ERROR: Parser error: syntax error in file Tubes.scad, line 4 > > > Replacing semi-colons, curly brackets, square brackets, and always the > same message... > > > Googling a lot and not how to fix it. > > > Is there someone kind enough to tell me, where is the mistake? > > > Thanks a lot, and nice day. > > > jm > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org >

Something else that I am going to suggest, even though it is not directly related to your error, is to use a more advanced editor. I use Visual Studio Code with the OpenSCAD plugin. When using this (and probably most other editors), it helps you find the syntax errors faster, and for things like the include & use commands, show you the available sources (for example, tube.scad in your case) and add them simply by hitting the tab key. Hovering over custom modules & functions also shows you the parameters, and adding a comment line immediately before the declaration will let you give a description that you will see when hovering. OpenSCAD is great for previewing & rendering, but using an external editor for the code is something that has saved me a huge amount of time & majorly increased my productivity & efficiency. This is obviously your decision, but I do suggest taking it into consideration. Good luck! Nathan Sokalski njsokalski@hotmail.com<mailto:njsokalski@hotmail.com> ________________________________ From: Father Horton via Discuss <discuss@lists.openscad.org> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 9:26 PM To: OpenSCAD general discussion Mailing-list <discuss@lists.openscad.org> Cc: Father Horton <fatherhorton@gmail.com> Subject: [OpenSCAD] Re: Another parser and syntax error include <tube.scad> No semicolon. Yes, that's confusing and I mess it up on a regular basis. On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 8:23 PM jm.audouy--- via Discuss <discuss@lists.openscad.org<mailto:discuss@lists.openscad.org>> wrote: Hi all, I'm learning OpenScad, and can't fix following error message: Parsing design (AST generation)... ERROR: Parser error: syntax error in file Tubes.scad, line 4 Replacing semi-colons, curly brackets, square brackets, and always the same message... Googling a lot and not how to fix it. Is there someone kind enough to tell me, where is the mistake? Thanks a lot, and nice day. jm [cid:ii_193423dcb08c61b530f1] _______________________________________________ OpenSCAD mailing list To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org<mailto:discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org>

array = [
include <commavalues.txt>
];

x = include <value.txt>;

include = 5;
if (include < 10 && include > 3) cube();

On 11/18/2024 6:26 PM, Father Horton via Discuss wrote: > include <tube.scad> > > No semicolon. Yes, that's confusing and I mess it up on a regular basis. Perversely, it's not weird *enough*. "include" is not a normal statement.  The text of the file is included in the program, as if it was typed there. Have a comma-separated list of values that you need in an array? array = [ include <commavalues.txt> ]; Have a value in a file that you need in a variable? x = include <value.txt>; Quick, exactly what does this do? include = 5; if (include < 10 && include > 3) cube(); There are only a very small number of places where include<> is *not* recognized:  inside a string, inside a comment, inside a larger identifier, and inside the integer part of a number. The behavior of the include<> construct is special enough that it would really be better if it had some special marking, like #include does in C.  It should also only be recognized if on a line by itself; there's no need for the obscure ways you can abuse it. Its friend use<> is slightly less magic, but only slightly. To be clear:  I'm not saying that include<> behavior is good.  Quite the contrary, in fact.  But if you expect it to be normal, you'll be surprised and confused.

Hi Father Horton, Thanks a lot for your help. Nice day. jm

Hi Father Horton, Thanks a lot for your help. Nice day. jm

Hi Nathan, Thanks a lot for your advice and help. Nice day. jm

Hi Jordan, Thanks a lot for your help. Nice day. jm

Hi all, As i never give up, i did numerous trials, and find the result… In a shortcut, include seems to accept ; !!!! If ; is missing doesn’t matter, it’s strange. See screenshots . Nice day, and thanks for your help in this forum. jm  

Hi Jordan, You are right, missing < and> in this statement. Nice day and thanks a lot. jm