script menu items won't run

[mearcat]

my code looks like this :

label start:
"Choose your hero"
menu:
"Mike"
jump mike

"Harmony"
jump harmony

"Tyler"
jump tyler

label mike:

there is then a bunch of code after label mike. however, when i go to launch it, an error pops up saying
File"game/script.rpy", line 28:expected menuitem
jump mike

i'm not sure what's wrong. if you need me to show more of the code i can, this is just what i think applies to the problem.

[akemicchi]

You'll want to post any code using the code tag.
[ code ] Code here. [/ code ]

You need a ":" right after all the menu items.

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label start:
    "Choose your hero"
    menu:
        "Mike":
            jump mike
        "Harmony":
            jump harmony
        "Tyler":
            jump tyler

Keep in mind the indentation! :)

[mearcat]

thank i will remember the code tags for future use. that did solve that problem but now a new one has presented itself. it is now saying that choice menuitem expects a non-empty block, what does that mean?

[akemicchi]

It means exactly what it says: you can't have an empty block following a menu item. I think you might just be having trouble with indentation; I don't know unless you post your code. xD

General format for menus are as follows:

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menu:
    "Choice.": # Make sure to follow with a ":" and observe the indentation!
        "Text." # Make sure to be four spaces in after following anything that ends with ":"!
    "2nd Choice.": # This line is on the same line as the other choice because it is also a choice for the menu.
        "Text."

You can't do something like:

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menu:
    "Choice.":
    "2nd Choice.":

You need something following the choice, whether it's a normal say statement, a jump, call, variable changes... anything.

[mearcat]

yeah it did seem to be the idents. i reread your post last night and fixed it up a bit. the errors never seem to end though, you fix one and you get another, i might just have to doodle around with the program more and figure it out