[Gambas-user] Why syntax error?

[Adrien Prokopowicz]

Le Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:05:06 +0200, Adrien Prokopowicz  
<adrien.prokopowicz at ...626...> a écrit:

> Le Thu, 13 Aug 2015 11:19:09 +0200, Sprachschule Eilert  
> <eilert-sprachen at ...221...> a écrit:
>
>> This produces a syntax error, but it doesn't tell me why:
>>
>> Private Const $TB As String = Chr$(9)
>>
>> If I leave "Const" away, it runs, so it shouldn't be the $TB which
>> disturbs, as it is accepted as a variable naming. The rest should be ok,
>> too. So I can't find any reason...
>>
>> Thanks for any hint
>>
>> Rolf
>>
>
> This is because calling functions is not allowed when defining a constant
> value.
>
> In your case, you have to use a string containing your character using an
> escape code :
>
> 	Private Const $TB As String = "\x09" 'Contains the ASCII character 9
>
> Or, even better in your case :
>
> 	Private Const $TB As String = "\t" 'Contains the TAB character (ASCII 9)
>
> But I agree that the error message is not very clear ...
>
> Regards,
>

The error messages are much more clear now in revision #7222 !

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Adrien Prokopowicz