I may well be missing something very obvious, but I am receiving the following error whenever I try and create a node with a Computed field type in it:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '<' in {SERVER}/drupal/modules/computed_field/computed_field.module(138) : eval()'d code on line 1

Initially I thought it may be due to using 

 tags in the PHP, but when I tried without, I still obtained this error!

What am I doing wrong? Please help!

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dman’s picture

dman commented

Paste your code? Probably just syntax error.
Be sure to use full <?php open tags, not just <?

bwhazel’s picture

bwhazel commented

Hi!

Many thanks for the response!

The code I am using is:

$node_field[0]['value'] = $node->field_compoundformula[0]['value'];

doomed’s picture

doomed commented

Getting the same problem, looking for solution.

Please post if you found something.

Anonymous’s picture

Anonymous (not verified) commented

Don't know if anyone is still having this problem, but what was causing this error for me was the fact that the Display Format field was using a WYSIWYG. So the field contained a p tag before the PHP code. Just changed the field to plain text and everything works...

maranello4’s picture

maranello4 commented
Version: 6.x-1.0-beta2 » 6.x-1.0-beta3

I have a very simple code on my test site that just multiplies two integers:
$node_field[0]['value'] = $node->Confidence1[0]['value'] * $node->Confidence2[0]['value'];

And I am getting the same error. When I edit a node and hit 'Save' I get the text below:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '<' in C:\...\modules\computed_field\computed_field.module(161) : eval()'d code on line 1

When I load the node thereafter just for viewing I get the same text, but with (297) instead of (161).

Has anything been figured out on this?

maranello4’s picture

maranello4 commented

I figured out the source of my problem - FCKeditor was affecting my "Computed Code" entry space, and was putting in markup. I deactivated FCKeditor, then went back and took the markup out of the Computed Code, and the error disappeared...

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mutuku commented

I have the same problem when I run cron jobs manually. I am not using a wysiwyg module. my code is

$node_field[0]['value'] = $node->field_com_1_marks[0]['value']+ $node->field_com_2_marks[0]['value']+$node->field_com_3_marks[0]['value']+$node->field_com_4_marks[0]['value'];

cdonner’s picture

cdonner commented

This should be put in the help text on the edit field page. The markup is inserted every time I access this page and needs to be removed prior to saving.

Moonshine’s picture

Moonshine commented
Status: Active » Closed (fixed)

WYSIWYG editors will create chaos out of PHP code as they try to close >'s and generally "format" your code. This should be disabled within the WYSIWYG module you are using. Most popular ones offer the ability to exclude certain forms and/or paths. I'll add in a little help message to the form text.