variable or function expected

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On 18/05/2011 at 15:50, xxxxxxxx wrote:

User Information:
Cinema 4D Version:   11 
Platform:   Windows  ;   
Language(s) :   C.O.F.F.E.E  ;

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I'm new to scripting in C4D and I just can't figure out what is wrong with my function definition.
If I paste the following code into the Script Manager and click Execute...

_TestFunction(msg)
{
 println(msg);
}

println("About to call the function");
TestFunction("This is the message");_

I get the error "[FAIL] Script 'TestScript' Line 1 Pos 14 : Variable or function expected."
It seems to happen with every function I try, even ones pasted from examples. Code by itself seems to work ok though.

e.g.

println("About to call the function");

by itself works just fine.

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On 18/05/2011 at 16:28, xxxxxxxx wrote:

As far as I know, you can't call functions outside of another function (i.e.: globally) in COFFEE.  You usually start with main() and call other functions which call other functions or functions in class instances.

Every script starts with:

main(doc,op)
{
}

Every COFFEE plugin has a:

main()
{
}

Therefore, try something like this:

_TestFunction(msg)
{
 println(msg);
}

main (doc, op)
{
  println("About to call the function");
  TestFunction("This is the message");
}_

See if that succeeds!

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On 18/05/2011 at 16:57, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Thanks for your quick response kuroyume. I tried your code, but unfortunately I get exactly the same error. A friend of mine has just tried it in C4D V12 and he gets the same error as me. It's strange, it seems to reject any function definitions.

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On 18/05/2011 at 17:00, xxxxxxxx wrote:

You have spaces within the main(doc , op) part that breaks it.
Try (works here) :

  
TestFunction(msg)   
{   
println(msg);   
}   
  
main(doc,op)   
{   
println("About to call the function");   
TestFunction("This is the message");   
}   

Cheers
Lennart

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On 18/05/2011 at 17:13, xxxxxxxx wrote:

You're right. The space in the main function before the bracket breaks it. Although the error message is not very helpful!

Thanks for your help.

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On 18/05/2011 at 19:20, xxxxxxxx wrote:

That's pretty sad for COFFEE.

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