[erlang-questions] Problem parsing Erlang code

[Sean Hinde]

You need a full stop at the end not a semicolon.

Sean

On 20 Nov 2007, at 17:05, Joel Reymont wrote:

> I'm trying to generate Erlang code based on some data in a file. I
> thought I would try to type up the code I want to get to figure out
> what the core should be.
>
> I tried the following at the Erlang prompt but got an error. Any
> suggestions?
>
> Ultimately, I would want to generate the abstract forms by hand,
> filling in values from a file, and pretty-print them. Yes, I can
> generate the Erlang code by concatenating strings but I'd rather  
> not. /
> Lisp macros, oh, how I miss you!/
>
> 	Thanks, Joel
>
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> S = "show({'bicycling' = A, 1010 = B}) -> show_activity(A, B, 4,
> \"bicycling, <10\");".
> {ok, Toks, _} = erl_scan:string(S).
> {ok, AbsForm} = erl_parse:parse(Toks).
>
> =ERROR REPORT==== 20-Nov-2007::17:00:03 ===
> Error in process <0.31.0> with exit value: {{badmatch,{error,
> {999999,erl_parse,["syntax error before: ",[]]}}},[{erl_eval,expr,3}]}
>
> ** exited: {{badmatch,{error,{999999,erl_parse,["syntax error before:
> ",[]]}}},
>             [{erl_eval,expr,3}]} **
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