Tenderfoot Thahd Crusador Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Hi people, that's a newbie question . One thing that bothers me is that every time I forget a ; I spend like an hour to find where's the problem. I know the game says "missing semicolon in line xx", but the missing semicolon is never exactly in line xx, but always a little up or down... Is there any way to easily find the missing semicolon? Thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Alint is what you're looking for; it does better error checking than BoA does. It's been a long time since I installed Alint, so I don't remember how good the instructions are. Ask for help if it's unclear (and let us know if you're using Windows or Macintosh, since the instructions will be different). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd Crusador Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 Alint looks great! But I tried to run it and that's the message I got (it just popped out for a moment but I managed to take a print). I use Windows 7. I have no idea what that means... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I'm guessing that you tried to run Alint by double-clicking the executable. Unlike the Macintosh version of Alint, you have to run the Windows version from the command line. If you've never run anything from the command line before, let me know, and I can give more detailed instructions once I'm at home and have access to a Windows computer. (Actually, what I'll probably do is add a chapter to my design tutorial about Alint. The tutorial is incomplete, and I haven't updated it in months, but since I'll be answering a question about Alint anyway, I might as well put it up there.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd Crusador Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 Yeah, that's exactly what I was doing I have no idea how I should use it, but it looks a useful tool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Ishad Nha Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Here is a link to a discussion on using Alint: Alint Errors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Originally Posted By: Crusador Yeah, that's exactly what I was doing I have no idea how I should use it, but it looks a useful tool... Hit WinKey-R (windows key), type 'cmd', hit enter type 'cd \Users\Diniz\Documents\Daniel\', hit enter. This step is most likely optional but eh. It basically sets the current folder for the command line to where you have the executable stored. then type 'alint <path to script file in double quotes>' and hit enter. For example, 'alint "C:\boa\scenarios\nobreath\nobreath.txt" ' It may also be possible to drag and drop a txt file onto the Alint executable icon. I have not tried this, however. Worth a shot though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd Crusador Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 Wow, thank you. It's really helpful. I should have found this program before And it's not hard to use, actually. Thanks a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Originally Posted By: Homage It may also be possible to drag and drop a txt file onto the Alint executable icon. I have not tried this, however. Worth a shot though. Pretty sure this was how I used to use it. I haven't for a long time now though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk adc. Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I recommend Notepad... . . . Lol, joking!!! I actually recommend Notepad++, it is very useful and only 6.5 mb or so... ------------- -Notepad++, Nightwatcher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd Crusador Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 I'm trying to use Crimson Editor now. It's handy for reading other scenarios' scripts and it's good to have the lines numbered, but I think all text editors (except for Notepad...) do it. I tried to drop a txt file into Alint but it doesn't work. I think the command line is fine, it's not hard to use as I thought it would be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Originally Posted By: Crusador I'm trying to use Crimson Editor now. It's handy for reading other scenarios' scripts Crimson Editor is a great text editor in general. I too use it to read scenario scripts; I even wrote a custom syntax file for Avernumscript. Originally Posted By: Crusador and it's good to have the lines numbered, but I think all text editors (except for Notepad...) do it. Having numbered lines is very useful in general, not just reading scripts. Wordpad doesn't use numbered lines either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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