mapinfo syntax errors! :(

SyntherAugustus · Post by **SyntherAugustus** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 9:22 am

episode MAP01
name "Escape from Castle Wolfenstien"

episode MAP11 
name "Operation Eisenfaust"

episode MAP21
name "Die Fuhrer Die!"

map map09 
next map01
cluster 1
exitext "You Beaten Episode 1"

map map19
next map11
cluster 2
exitext "You Beaten Episode 2"

map map29
next map21
cluster 3
exitext "You Beaten Episode 3"

It keeps saying "Bad syntax line 11"

I've tried everything. what do I do?

Hirogen2 · Post by **Hirogen2** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 9:37 am

exitext!?
exittext probably.

SyntherAugustus · Post by **SyntherAugustus** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 10:09 am

still getting line 11 error

Post by **Xaser** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 10:19 am

You spelled Exittext wrong. You accidentally put "exitext" instead of "exittext" (you put only one "t" instead of two). That's the problem.

HotWax · Post by **HotWax** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 11:05 am

You're also using the exittext command improperly. There are two kinds of definitions in a MAPINFO lump. Maps, and clusters. All of the entries you list are map defeinitions. The exittext command is used for cluster definitions.

Post by **Kate** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 11:26 am

Let me change the code to something that'll work:

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clearepisodes
episode MAP01 
name "Escape from Castle Wolfenstien" 

episode MAP11 
name "Operation Eisenfaust" 

episode MAP21 
name "Die Fuhrer Die!" 

map map09 
next map01 
cluster 1 

map map19 
next map11 
cluster 2 

map map29 
next map21
cluster 3 

clusterdef 1
exittext "You Beaten Episode 1" 

clusterdef 2
exittext "You Beaten Episode 2" 

clusterdef 3
exittext "You Beaten Episode 3"

SyntherAugustus · Post by **SyntherAugustus** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 3:18 pm

edit: now it says line 12 is bad. wth is going on here. could it be im using 47i?

HotWax · Post by **HotWax** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 3:31 pm

blackfish wrote:edit: now it says line 12 is bad. wth is going on here. could it be im using 47i?

Are you using Destroyer's version? If so, it should work as all the syntax is correct. If you just corrected your spelling error, the issue is that you're trying to use "exittext" under a map definition. See my earlier post.

SyntherAugustus · Post by **SyntherAugustus** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 4:26 pm

the syntax is fully correct. maybe check out the wad?

I am using 47i if that has to do with anything. Im sure it doesnt.

Cyb · Post by **Cyb** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 5:47 pm

you need to give the maps a name

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map map## "put a name here like this"

that's what's causing the crash

Post by **Kate** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 5:55 pm

Cyb wrote:you need to give the maps a name
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map map## "put a name here like this"
that's what's causing the crash

Whoops! I forgot about that!

SyntherAugustus · Post by **SyntherAugustus** » Tue Aug 05, 2003 7:58 pm

thanks cyb.