error ONLY when compiled Topic is solved

[payaAHK]

hello
i have a little script, who was running well else compiled or in ahk.
i use it from about 3 years
i recompiled it last week, for changing its name (no changes in the script itself)
the script works well in AHK
it is compiled without any warning
BUT when i lauch the exe i get warning window, with:

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Scan_button_ex.exe
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Error at line 288.

Line Text: "}
Error: Missing close-quote

The program will exit.
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OK
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line 288 is in a comment block
how find the error ?
please help

[mikeyww]

Hello,

One cause of differences with compiled scripts can be how antivirus software handles them, but does not sound like the case here. Some of the built-in variables differ, too.

One way towards progress here could be to post your script, as other readers could have a look at it.

More clues:
viewtopic.php?t=69725
https://www.autohotkey.com/board/topic/83374-how-to-escape-quotation-marks/
https://www.autohotkey.com/board/topic/54292-missing-close-quote-assistance/
viewtopic.php?style=1&t=99119

[TAC109]

@payaAHK

Compiled script line numbers are affected by any #included files, as the compiler simply includes the code from the file at the appropriate place, which will change the line numbers from then on. Also the compiler removes unnecessary blank lines and comments from the compiled script.

If the compiled .exe is not compressed or protected in any way, a utility such as Resource Hacker can be used to examine the compiled script (look at the item under RCData). This will enable you to determine what is going on at line 288.

Cheers

[payaAHK]

@mikeyww
the code is quite simple but quite long, it would take someone a lot of good will to dissect it and find the error.
@TAC109
i will try it

[payaAHK]

1 read the script in resource hacker
2 copy
3 paste in ahk editor and check the structure
line 288:

image.png (9.18 KiB) Viewed 599 times

and when unfolding:

image.png (35.34 KiB) Viewed 599 times

no error in the structure...

strange, the nested {} are the same ones in compiled or not compiled script ?

[TAC109]

The original error message indicated that the line in question was "}. There may be a hidden Unicode character on that line, so find that line in a hex editor (or directly in Resource Hacker in binary view) and check that there are no extraneous hex characters around that line.

You could also find that line in your original source and delete it then retype the line } and maybe also the preceding and following lines. (It is important to delete and retype rather than copy & paste.) See if this helps after recompiling.

Cheers

[DevWithCoffee]

I had a similar problem, both in Script and Compiled, so I always wrote it this way:

Code: Select all

; New Function
MyFunction(name)
{
    MsgBox % "Hello " name
}

; Conditions
if(v == 1)
{
    MsgBox Working!
}

; Simple
Loop
{
    Tooltip % "Clock: " A_Hour ":" A_Min ":" A_Sec, % A_ScreenWidth, % A_ScreenHeight
}

These are just examples.
As I spent a long time programming codes with Javascript, I always had the habit of using { }

[payaAHK]

@TAC109
it works!
i have erased last } and blank lines under it
i rewrote the same
and it works again

thank you

the origin of the bug is still mysterious

[mikeyww]

Why did the script work without compiling, and not work when compiled?

[TAC109]

@mikeyww
Also, why didn’t the compile throw an error? Alas, we will never know for sure as the corrupt compile isn’t available for analysis.

@payaAHK
Thanks for advising that replacing those lines in the source fixed the problem.

Cheers