GTL Syntax and Translation Errors

Error messages stop the generation of the file in which errors have been found, these errors are displayed in the Preview tab of the corresponding object property sheet.

Error messages have the following format:

target::catg-path full-template-name(line-number)
active-object-metaclass active-object-code):
	error-type error-message

You may encounter the following syntax errors:

Syntax error message	Description and correction
condition parsing error	Syntax error in a boolean expression
expecting .endif .else with no matching .if .endif with no matching .if	Add an `.endif` or `.if` (see .if Macro).
expecting .next .next with no matching .foreach	Add an appropriate `.next` or `.foreach` to the collection block (for example, see .foreach_item Macro).
expecting .end%s	Add an appropriate `.end` to the macro block (for example, see .unique Macro).
.end%s with no matching .%s	Add an appropriate .`macro` to the `.endmacro` (for example, see .vbscript Macro).
missing or mismatched parentheses	Correct any mismatched parentheses.
unexpected parameters: `extra-params`	Remove any unnecessary parameters
unknown macro	Replace with a valid macro (see GTL Macro Reference).
.execute_command incorrect syntax	The correct syntax is displayed in the Preview tab, or in the Output window (see .execute_command Macro).
Change_dir incorrect syntax	See .change_dir and .create_path Macros.
convert_name incorrect syntax convert_code incorrect syntax	See .convert_name and .convert_code Macros.
set_object incorrect syntax set_value incorrect syntax	See .set_object, .set_value, and .unset Macros.
execute_vbscript incorrect syntax	See .execute_vbscript Macro.

Translation errors are evaluation errors on a variable when evaluating a template:

Translation error message	Description and correction
unresolved collection: `collection`	Unknown collection (see Accessing Collections of Sub-Objects or Related Objects).
unresolved member: `member` null object expecting object variable: `object`	Unknown member, null object member, or expecting a string instead of an object (see Extracting Object Properties).
no outer scope	Invalid use of the `Outer` keyword (see Translation Scope).
VBScript execution error	VB script error (see .vbscript Macro).
Deadlock detected	Deadlock due to an infinite loop.