# Error message

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-message/318892>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 2, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-message/318892 "2011-02-02T21:12:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![CJits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@CJits](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CJits)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-message/318892/1 "2011-02-02T21:12:07Z")

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I just started programming like a week ago all on my own.  
And I’m only 13 so… But anyway,  
I’m making a platform game with flash cs5 and I’m stuck… :d:  
2 compiler errors,  
-Scene 1, Layer ‘Action’, Frame 1, Line 42 1084: Syntax error: expecting identifier before dot.  
-Line 43 1084: syntax error: expecting identifier before rightbrace  
And here is my code:

import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;  
import flash.events.Event;

var KeyThatIsPressed:uint  
var rightKeyIsDown:Boolean=false;  
var leftKeyIsDown:Boolean=false;  
var upKeyIsDown:Boolean=false;  
var downKeyIsDown:Boolean=false;

var gravity:Number = 1;  
var yVelocity:Number = 0;  
var canJump:Boolean

stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY\_DOWN, PressAKey);  
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY\_UP, ReleaseAKey);

function PressAKey(event:KeyboardEvent):void  
{  
if(event.keyCode == Keyboard.RIGHT)  
(  
rightKeyIsDown = true;  
}  
if(event.keyCode == Keyboard.LEFT)  
{  
leftKeyIsDown = true;  
}  
if(event.keyCode == Keyboard.UP)  
{  
upKeyIsDown = true;  
}  
if(event.keyCode == Keyboard.DOWN)  
{  
downKeyIsDown = true};

function ReleaseAKey(event:KeyboardEvent):void;  
{  
if(event.keyCode == Keyboard.RIGHT)  
{  
rightKeyIsDown = false;  
}  
if(event.keyCode == Keyboard.LEFT)  
{  
leftKeyIsDown = false;  
}  
if(event.keyCode == Keyboard.UP)  
{  
upKeyIsDown = false;  
}  
}if{event.keyCode == Keyboard.DOWN}  
{  
downKeyIsDown = false;  
}  
}

circle\_mc.addEventListener(Event.ENTER\_FRAME,moveTheCircle);

function moveTheCircle(event;Event):void  
{  
if(rightKeyIsDown)  
(  
circle\_mc x +=5;  
)  
if(leftKeyIsDown)  
(  
circle\_mc x -=5;  
)  
}

well, It’s kinda like this, I’m working on 2 computers and one of them is my older brother his… =/  
If anyone could please help?

Thx if you atleast tried to help :blah:

CJits