Character unrecognized by lexer

Installation and Setup
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Hi guys,
I’ve just starting using Dynare, and I am having a difficult time with my mod file. I get the following error message when I try to run it:

Configuring Dynare …
[mex] Generalized QZ.
[mex] Sylvester equation solution.
[mex] Kronecker products.
[mex] Sparse kronecker products.
[mex] Local state space iteration (second order).
[mex] Bytecode evaluation.
[mex] k-order perturbation solver.
[mex] k-order solution simulation.
[mex] Quasi Monte-Carlo sequence (Sobol).
[mex] Markov Switching SBVAR.

Using 64-bit preprocessor
Starting Dynare (version 4.5.3).
Starting preprocessing of the model file …
ERROR: NK.mod: line 37, col 16: character unrecognized by lexer

I tried to look for special characters in the mod file, but I do not find it. Is anyone available to help?

Thanks in advancedados_nk.mat (1.7 KB)
NK.mod (2.4 KB)

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When you open your file in a text editor, there are random slashes at the end of each line. There is also meta code at the beginning. None of this should be there.

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Any counsel about how to solve this? I am having the same trouble and I do not find how to solve it!

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Please provide the file

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manage.mod (4.2 KB)
Hello, I have the same problem when I run my code: character unrecognized by lexer
Could you please help me,

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At the end of

planner_objective (0.5*l_yy*(y-y_T)^{2}+0.5*l_qq*(q-q_T)^{2}+0.5*l_pi*pi^{2});

you are using curly brackets. Only round brackets are allowed.

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I’m having the same issue. The character it’s having an issue with is a ^ which doesn’t seem right…

basic.mod (620 Bytes)

I got this error:

dynare basic
Using 64-bit preprocessor
Starting Dynare (version 4.6.1).
Calling Dynare with arguments: none
Starting preprocessing of the model file …
ERROR: basic.mod: line 18, col 27: character unrecognized by lexer
Error using dynare (line 282)
Dynare: preprocessing failed

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Hi wam2133,

Th encoding of your file was not correct, as ^ and _ where not properly recognized.
Please, find attached a working version of your file. :slight_smile:
basic.mod (620 Bytes)

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You are using the wrong hat. Your hat ˆ is UTF character 710 (https://asecuritysite.com/coding/asc2?val=512%2C768) while the correct hat ^ is ASCII character 94. In the same line of code, the hat before the (-1/sigma) is the correct one.

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Thank you so much!! That worked.

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Use a proper text editor. The parameter settings in these lines do not close with a normal Ascii semicolon.