extended-salmon•2y ago

ChatGPT-4o function error

I watched the newest youtube video you guys made with 4o and i copied what I saw on screen. Yet I'm getting this error when i run it. Unexpected token 'export' [<isolated-vm>:2:1]

4 Replies

Tico | Voiceflow Assistant•2y ago

The error you're encountering, "Unexpected token 'export'", typically occurs when you're trying to use ES6 syntax (like export) in a Node.js environment that doesn't support it. Node.js uses CommonJS for its module system, so instead of export, you should use module.exports. If you're trying to export a function or variable, you would do it like this in Node.js:

// ES6 syntax
export const myFunction = () => {...}

// Node.js syntax
const myFunction = () => {...}
module.exports = myFunction;

// ES6 syntax
export const myFunction = () => {...}

// Node.js syntax
const myFunction = () => {...}
module.exports = myFunction;

If you're trying to export multiple functions or variables, you can do it like this:

// ES6 syntax
export const myFunction1 = () => {...}
export const myFunction2 = () => {...}

// Node.js syntax
const myFunction1 = () => {...}
const myFunction2 = () => {...}
module.exports = {
  myFunction1,
  myFunction2
};

// ES6 syntax
export const myFunction1 = () => {...}
export const myFunction2 = () => {...}

// Node.js syntax
const myFunction1 = () => {...}
const myFunction2 = () => {...}
module.exports = {
  myFunction1,
  myFunction2
};

Please replace the export keyword with module.exports in your code and try running it again. This should resolve the "Unexpected token 'export'" error.

extended-salmonOP•2y ago

I found the issue, I had 2 export main functions....removed one and it worked.

optimistic-gold•2y ago

yeah when pasting it sometimes duplicates the export line or the final line

extended-salmon•2y ago

nvm

ChatGPT-4o function error

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