Compiler errors but no AS in file / Please help!

[Factgathering2010]

Hi,

We use Adobe Animate CC for an animation project in the game design course that I teach every Fall semester. A student has been working very hard on her animation project, and she is now unable to export her files to MP4 format because she receives this bizarre compiler error.

The error message clearly indicates something is wrong in some sort of ActionScript file, but there is no ActionScript in her file at all. I have tried copying the project to a different folder and we encounter the same problems.

Does anyone have any suggestions? This type of error can be very demoralizing to students who are using the product for the first time.

Thanks!

Aaron

[kglad · Accepted solution]

she's improperly named (using a keyword) an object in her fla or has a corrupt graphic.

[Factgathering2010]

Thank you!

[Factgathering2010]

Do you have any suggestions about how to troubleshoot this? I assume there is a list of forbidden keywords, and I should be able to spot likely candidates from looking through the library, but are there any other clues that might help us pinpoint a corrupt graphic?

[kglad]

a keyword is anything recognized by the actions panel (eg, Button, for, this, true etc) and shown in a highlighted color.  you could google a list but i don't recall ever seeing one.

to look for corrupt graphics (and illegal instance names), create a test copy and remove the top half of the library items.  if the same error persists on testing, remove the bottom half of library items.  pinpoint by repeatedly removing half on the suspect library portion.

[Factgathering2010]

Great idea. Thanks!

[kglad]

you’re welcome.