Please, need help with event erros

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I tried editing some events for Brazil for VIP Version 0.4B(Victoria 1.03c), after I was done I tried loading the GC and got a bunch of errors, such as:

"missing = in statement"
"date: unexpected field"
"unknown lhs in game-event"
"unkown data defined in event database"
"unexpected field"
"unkown trigger type"

Does anyone know of a list that explains what all this means? I went back and checked the file and the formatting seems ok

Here's the file if anybody wants to take a look:

http://rapidshare.de/files/35010026/VIP_Brazil.rar.html

 

[TheLoneTaco]

#########################################################################
# Tariff Alves Branco Conservative Party by Pimparel
#########################################################################
event = {
id = 128042
random = no
country = BRZ
picture = market_regulations

trigger = { ruling_party = 16301 }

name = "Alves Branco Tariff"
desc = "In 1844, the policy of free trade was replaced by a protectionist one. According to new customs legislation, prices were doubled for merchandise which had no national equivalent and quadrupled otherwise. Evidently, international pressure against the measure has been widespread, mostly on the part of the British, who lost a good part of their privileges. Although the protectionist policies did not form an insurmountable barrier, neither did they develop the domestic market."
style = 0

date = { year = 1844 }
offset = 360
deathdate = ( year = 1854 }

action_a = {
name = "Approve."
command = { type = relation which = ENG value = -50 }
command = { type = sleep_party which = 16300 } #Liberal free_trade
command = { type = sleep_party which = 16301 } #Conservative free_trade
command = { type = wake_party which = 16306 } #Liberal protecionism
command = { type = wake_party which = 16307 } #Conservative protecionism
command = { type = set_ruling_party which = 16307 } #Partido Conservador
command = { type = sleepevent which = 128043 } #Tariff Alves Branco Liberal Party
}
action_b = {
name = "Disapprove."
command = { type = sleepevent which = 128043 } #Tariff Alves Branco Liberal Party
command = { type = sleepevent which = 128069 } #Tariff Silva Ferraz Conservative Party
command = { type = sleepevent which = 128070 } #Tariff Silva Ferraz Liberal Party
}
}

Well there is one problem. Try changing the ( to a { and see if that works

 

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Well there is one problem. Try changing the ( to a { and see if that works

Thanks for spotting that , but it doesn't seem to affect any of the errors.

Is there a limit on the number of lines for each event description? On some events if I shorten the "desc =" to 4 or 5 lines the errors seem to go away. Otherwise I can't get something like

---------------------------
Critical error!
---------------------------

--- ERROR : (Missing = in statement.) '} = 1836' Line = 1864399226 file = f Piratini. For the first time, Imperial troops faced an organized military movement, formed in its majority by free men. The rebels extended their forces by offering freedom for slaves who adhered to the movement. ---
Do you still want to continue?

to make any sense

 

[HMS Enterprize]

^If you write the event text in- it cannot be too long (which is one of your problems by the looks of it)...if you want very long text you have to define the text in another file and use an EVT_DESC_xxx in the desc line.

Have a look at other events to get an idea of how to do it.

 

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if you want very long text you have to define the text in another file and use an EVT_DESC_xxx in the desc line.

Oh man . That about doubles the time it takes to do it doesn't it. I added a bunch of events. Is there an easy way to do this?

thanks though!

 

[HMS Enterprize]

Oh man . That about doubles the time it takes to do it doesn't it. I added a bunch of events. Is there an easy way to do this?

thanks though!

Well, its not hard per se, it just takes a while...

 

[TheLoneTaco]

I spent 10 hours over the past two days shortening 4 pages of a grant proposal to 2... I think you can handle cutting a single line out of some of your descriptions

 

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Thanks guys, that turned out to be the problem all right I managed to transfer all the events now