Issue trying to build for iPad

zparticle · January 27, 2011, 8:06pm

I have a simple hello world program with all of the appropriate icons and other images for iOS devices required by apple. I’m trying to test just getting a VERY simple program onto my iPad. When I choose Build for device, iPad, 3.2, my code signing ident and click build I get this error in the console.
Syntax error: /Users/myname/Desktop/Corona Projects/YouDraw/build.settings:3: unexpected symbol near ‘?’

Now I haven’t yet purchased Corona, I need to know it is actually worth the cost. I assume I can build for a device with my dev provisioning profile via corona. Anyone have any idea what I may be doing wrong?

Here is the build.settings file:

settings =  
{  
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; orientation =  
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; {  
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; default = "portrait",  
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; supported =  
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; {  
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; "landscapeLeft", "landscapeRight", "portrait", "portraitUpsideDown",  
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; },  
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; },  
  
 iphone =  
 {  
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; plist =  
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; {  
 --valid settings for this section can be found at:  
 --http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/AboutInformationPropertyListFiles.html  
  
 --http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/userexperience/conceptual/mobilehig/IconsImages/IconsImages.html  
 CFBundleIconFile = "Icon.png",  
 CFBundleIconFiles=  
 {  
 "AppIcon\_ipad.png",  
 "AppIcon\_iphone\_ipodtouch.png",  
 "AppIcon\_iphone\_ipodtouch@2x.png",  
 "SettingsSearchIcon.png",  
 "SettingsSearchIcon@2x.png",  
 "SearchIcon\_ipad.png"  
 }  
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; },  
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; },  
  
 android =  
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; {  
 --internal version, the user visible version is set in the build dialog  
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; versionCode = "1"  
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; },  
&nbsp; &nbsp;   
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; androidPermissions =  
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; {  
 --values as given in the Android Manifest Reference  
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; --"android.permission.ACCESS\_FINE\_LOCATION",  
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; --"android.permission.INTERNET"  
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; },  
}

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ewing · January 27, 2011, 8:30pm

The error message suggests the Lua compiler is unhappy and there is a ‘?’ symbol somewhere in your code. The code you pasted looks fine to me. Would you make sure there are no stray funny symbols in your real build.settings file? (Or do any of your other lua scripts have a stray ‘?’)
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zparticle · January 27, 2011, 8:46pm

Thank you for taking the time to reply, I had posted that the problem was an issue with some funny characters in the file. However the forum apparently blew up again and didn’t take the post. It is working now. It would be GREAT if you guys could fix the forum software.

So I have been able to build the same little program and install and run it on my Droid X as well which is very cool. [import]uid: 26874 topic_id: 5621 reply_id: 19163[/import]