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From: chidder@fred.aurora.edu
Subject: [INFORM] Debug Help, Please?
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Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 16:12:46 +0000
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Hi all.  Im getting some really weird errors from the following
piece of code:

> nearby slot "slot"
>  has container scenery,
>  with description "A quarter-sized slot",
>  before [;
>   Insert: if (noun ~== quarter) {
>     "Its too big to fit in there.( Now theres a complaint you haven't heard \
>      before)";
>         ];
> 
> nearby handle "handle"
>  has scenery,
>  with name "metal" "handle",
>  with description "A metal handle.( Look, I know its not Proust, but \
>       what do you expect.  Its just a metal handle for Pete's sake.)",
>  before [;
>   Turn:
>    if (quarter in slot) {
>    remove quarter;
>    move candy to player;
>    "The last gumball rolls around and around down a plastic spiral inside \
>     the glass dome of the machine.  When it reaches the end, its flipped \
>     up into midair and held in the grip of lasers for a moment, while a \
>     flat computer voice announces 'Steralization in progress'.  A moment \
>     after that, its heatsealed in transparent, sanitized plastic, and \
>     beamed into your waiting hands.  I guess that explains why the \
>     machines in the electronics department allright.";
>                          }
>    "It wont turn unless you put money in it, you cheapskate!";
>           ];



When I try to compile this I get errors ranging from
Too Many Tokens, to expression (noun~==quarter) has too few operators,
and a buncg of others I dont recognize.
Also, it hangs up my computer and refuses to finish the compile.

Can anybody help?

Thanks
Chidder

