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coldfusion syntax error

Hi experts,

I have a syntax error in these code but I can't see where.

The error shown is :

Invalid CFML construct found on line 341 at column 23.
ColdFusion was looking at the following text:
;

		<!--- get form's data & store into pages (cfc's) --->
		<cfloop list="#variables.languages#" index="variables.lang">
			<!--- get & store default language's data --->
			<cfif variables.lang EQ application.languageByDefault>
				<!--- title --->
				<cfset variables["cfc_" & variables.lang].setTitle(evaluate('form.title_#application.languages["#variables.lang#"]#'))>
				<cfset variables.defaultTitle = evaluate('form.title_#application.languages["#variables.lang#"]#')>
				<!--- description --->
				<cfset variables["cfc_" & variables.lang].setDescription(evaluate('form.description_#application.languages["#variables.lang#"]#'))>
				<cfset variables.defaultDescription = evaluate('form.title_#application.languages["#variables.lang#"]#')>
				<!--- keywords --->
				<cfset variables["cfc_" & variables.lang].setKeywords(evaluate('form.keywords_#application.languages["#variables.lang#"]#'))>
				<cfset variables.defaultKeywords = evaluate('form.title_#application.languages["#variables.lang#"]#')>
				<!--- page's body --->
				<cfset variables["cfc_" & variables.lang].setBody(evaluate('form.body_#application.languages["#variables.lang#"]#'))>
				<cfset variables.defaultBody = evaluate('form.title_#application.languages["#variables.lang#"]#')>
				<!--- save data to the database --->
				<cfset entitySave(evaluate('variables.cfc_#variables.lang#'))>
				<cfset ormFlush()>
				<cfbreak>
			</cfif>
		</cfloop>

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the line 341 is the line below

		<cfloop list="#variables.languages#" index="variables.lang">
			<!--- get & store other language's data --->
			<cfif variables.lang NEQ application.languageByDefault>
				<!--- title --->
				<cfset variables.valueToTest = evaluate('form.title_#application.languages["#variables.lang#"]#')>
				<cfif variables.valueToTest NEQ "">
					<cfset variables["cfc_" & variables.lang].setTitle(evaluate('form.title_#application.languages["#variables.lang#"]#'))>
				<cfelse> <!--- this language's value is empty : store default language's value --->
					<cfset variables["cfc_" & variables.lang].setTitle(variables.defaultTitle)>
				</cfif>
				<!--- description --->
				<cfset variables.valueToTest = evaluate('form.description_#application.languages["#variables.lang#"]#')>
				<cfif variables.valueToTest NEQ "">
					<cfset variables["cfc_" & variables.lang].setDescription(evaluate('form.description_#application.languages["#variables.lang#"]#'))>
				<cfelse> <!--- this language's value is empty : store default language's value --->
					<cfset variables["cfc_" & variables.lang].setDescription(variables.defaultDescription)>
				</cfif>
				<!--- keywords --->
				<cfset variables.valueToTest = evaluate('form.keywords_#application.languages["#variables.lang#"]#')>
				<cfif variables.valueToTest NEQ "">
					<cfset variables["cfc_" & variables.lang].setKeywords(evaluate('form.keywords_#application.languages["#variables.lang#"]#'))>
				<cfelse> <!--- this language's value is empty : store default language's value --->
					<cfset variables["cfc_" & variables.lang].setKeywords(variables.defaultKeywords)>
				</cfif>
				<!--- page's body --->
				<cfset variables.valueToTest = evaluate('form.body_#application.languages["#variables.lang#"]#')>
				<cfif variables.valueToTest NEQ "">
					<cfset variables["cfc_" & variables.lang].setBody(evaluate('form.body_#application.languages["#variables.lang#"]#'))>
				<cfelse> <!--- this language's value is empty : store default language's value --->
					<cfset variables["cfc_" & variables.lang].setBody(variables.defaultBody)>
				</cfif>
				<!--- save data to the database --->
				<cfset entitySave(evaluate('variables.cfc_#variables.lang#'))>
				<cfset ormFlush()>
			</cfif>
		</cfloop>

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Do you have an idea ?

_agx_

Don't trust error messages 100%. Sometimes the error line # is way past the actual problem. It's just where the compiler gave up.

I don't see any semi-colons ";" in that code. Are there any semi-colon's in the sections leading up to that line?

Complete shot in the dark, but sometimes I get that error when converting cfscript to cfml and forget to change the closing mark from ";" to ">", causing that error ie

<cfset b = 123; <=== invalid
<cfset b = 123> <=== valid

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adam1h

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Hi both,

No I haven't any ; in my code.

Us I will try to rewrite & simplify

We'll see

_agx_

Yeah, I'd agree you should refactor. I'd rollback the "bad" changes and start with a last know "good" copy. Go from there.