Hello World code is not working

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  1. I used Text wrangler and made a file call main.lua
  2. Save it on my desktop in a folder called TestCorona
  3. On main.lua i have the following code.

local textobj = display.newText(“Hello World”, 50, 50, nil, 24) textobj:setTextColor(255, 255, 255)

  1. Launch Corona Simulator
  2. Continue Trial
  3. >Open Project
  4. Choose Folder
    NOTHING , I dont see hello world printed.

I also tried 7b. Choosing the main.lua file and nothing. [import]uid: 6500 topic_id: 9646 reply_id: 309646[/import]

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I get this error by the way.

(/Users/Library/Application Support/Corona Simulator/testAgain-3A76E2DADE54B132DE376FF8D0A2A946)
Syntax error: /Users/Desktop/testAgain/main.lua:1: unexpected symbol near ‘?’

I dont have a question mark though anywhere
[import]uid: 6500 topic_id: 9646 reply_id: 35144[/import]

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Hi Artofacks1,

I’m not 100% sure, but it appears to me that the problem is with the “Nil” selection.

I think you are calling the font to be nil.

Try replacing nil with this “native.systemFontBold”

You can also opt to remove the word Bold.

Here is a sample of code, try copying and pasting into your project to see if you get a better result.

[lua]local textMiniArrow = display.newText("textMiniArrow:setTextColor(255, 255, 255)[/lua] [import]uid: 50045 topic_id: 9646 reply_id: 35147[/import]

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Change it to this:

local textobj = display.newText("Hello World", 50, 50, nil, 24)  
textobj:setTextColor(255, 255, 255)

Different quote characters.
[import]uid: 5833 topic_id: 9646 reply_id: 35148[/import]

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Thanks bud! It was the quotes. [import]uid: 6500 topic_id: 9646 reply_id: 35152[/import]

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No worries, I only noticed as the syntax highlighting was different in the post than what I expected. [import]uid: 5833 topic_id: 9646 reply_id: 35201[/import]