C# Errors.....Need Help!!

richard smith

This is where the error is...(if you need to see more code let me know)
if (employeeID == "134")
{
oXL.Sheets[new string[2] { "134", "134_ManagerComments" }].Copy();

and the compiler is highlighting the [new string[2]] and telling me on new:
Identifier expected; 'new'is a keyword and on string
Expected class, delegate, enum, interface, or struct

How should this be ammended in order to remove these errors?

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Vulpes13y ago
Accepted answer
There's nothing wrong with the method signature as such.

What that error suggests to me is that there's a problem with your curly braces in code earlier in the file with the result that this method doesn't appear to the compiler to be part of a class.

So, I'd re-examine the code in the light of that.
Vulpes13y ago
Yes, it's amazing how errors like this can propagate through your code and mislead you as to the real reason for the error!

The following is a real killer in a console app which has caused some head-scratching in its time:

string reason = "mis-matched curly braces";
Console.WriteLine("The reason for the error is - {0]", reason);

The code builds OK but produces the following exception:

Unhandled Exception: System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.
richard smith13y ago
good gravy, I didn't realize a missing curly bracket would cause that type of error. And that is exactly what it was I was missing. Thank you for the continued support.
richard smith13y ago
When I break it up as you suggested above it underlines the void in my header....and tells me Expected class, delegate, enum, inerface, or struct....could that issue be the real cause of the issue below?
public static void copySheets()
{
Excel.Application oXL;
if (employeeID == "134")
{
oXL.Sheets[new string[2] { "134", "134_ManagerComments" }].Copy();
}
Vulpes13y ago
That line looks like it should compile and did do when I tried it just now (VC# Express 2010).

I'd see if it makes any difference if you split it up like this:

string[] array = { "134", "134_ManagerComments" };
oXL.Sheets[array].Copy();