Error: EOF while parsing a value at line 1 column 0

[VataBlaze]

Following Seb's video HOW_TO_SUBMIT_DAILY_CHALLENGES (https://drive.google.com/file/d/12TD1eDZVpS3EO0jBs79bmxRW3Enh1pGe/view?usp=sharing), I recieve an error(Error: EOF while parsing a value at line 1 column 0) when attempting to 'dfx start' @ 2:15 time stamp.

Can anybody help? I have searched google and all the discussions are way over my head.

"Error: EOF while parsing a value at line 1 column 0"

[ghost]

I am having the same issue and the only differences I notice between my inputs and the video are when im typing my functions. func is the same color as public and return is pink.

[jorgenbuilder]

Can you share the contents of your dfx.json?

[VataBlaze]

[jorgenbuilder]

Let's diagnose the error message.

• I believe EOF means end of file
• Line 1, column 0 seems to indicate the very start of the file, so an EOF error in that position would seem to indicate a completely empty file.

Now, I can see that both of the files (day_1.mo and dfx.json) are unsaved (the little circle in the tab tells us that.) If you don't save those files, they will be in a different state on disk versus what you see in your editor (i.e. they may be blank.)

Make sure you save both of those files, then try again.

[VataBlaze]

Worked perfectly! Thank you for breaking it down, it really helps me grasp the bigger picture.

[Vanlam1209]

Thanks for clear explaination!