# I don't understand this error message I am seeing

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-dont-understand-this-error-message-i-am-seeing/38023>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [26 December 2020 04:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-dont-understand-this-error-message-i-am-seeing/38023 "2020-12-26T04:15:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [26 December 2020 04:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-dont-understand-this-error-message-i-am-seeing/38023/1 "2020-12-26T04:15:09Z")

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I open a `function` node and write code.

I see this:

 ![Screenshot from 2020-12-26 15-12-57](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/0/1/0188667dc236c4d6c252f61142851d5bbe9a3a0a.png)

But where is/are these errors?

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [26 December 2020 07:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-dont-understand-this-error-message-i-am-seeing/38023/2 "2020-12-26T07:19:10Z")

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Are you using the latest version of node red?

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [26 December 2020 07:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-dont-understand-this-error-message-i-am-seeing/38023/3 "2020-12-26T07:22:43Z")

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I thought I was, but it is 1.2.2

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [26 December 2020 08:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-dont-understand-this-error-message-i-am-seeing/38023/4 "2020-12-26T08:14:13Z")

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Was the hidden meaning in my question clear?

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [26 December 2020 08:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-dont-understand-this-error-message-i-am-seeing/38023/5 "2020-12-26T08:17:11Z")

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I think it means I need to update.

Sorry. I am just going nuts on a bit of Javascript stuff just now and I am really getting frustrated with how to get around the problem.

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [26 December 2020 08:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-dont-understand-this-error-message-i-am-seeing/38023/6 "2020-12-26T08:59:39Z")

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The yellow triangle shows that there might be an issue in that line, it might happen if you mix/non-match double/single quotes and the line is not properly "closed" of with the proper quote.

and i believe that inline styles cannot be written with spaces between them.

ie.

```auto
<font color = "black" ...>

```

vs

```auto
<font color="black" ...>

```

I would recommend to use inline styles instead on a `p` tag (or something else) as the `font` tag is not valid html5 (browser may still interpret it correctly, but for how long?):

```auto
<p style="color:black"...>

```

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [26 December 2020 09:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-dont-understand-this-error-message-i-am-seeing/38023/7 "2020-12-26T09:29:42Z")

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Hi @Trying_to_learn

As Colin has implied, there was a fix in a more recent Node-RED version for a problem with the syntax checking inside the Function node that would cause that 'too many errors' warning. It does _not_ mean your code is full of errors!

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [26 December 2020 09:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-dont-understand-this-error-message-i-am-seeing/38023/8 "2020-12-26T09:31:32Z")

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I am trying to get all the machines up to date, but....... What I want and what is are a lot of times very different.

I now have it at the latest version (only 1 up from what I had) and the problem seems to have gone away.

Sorry for crying wolf - again.

Thanks all for the replies.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [9 January 2021 09:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-dont-understand-this-error-message-i-am-seeing/38023/9 "2021-01-09T09:31:36Z")

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