Sieve script won't compile. Compiler output isn't helpful.

[Martin Wheldon]

Hi Steven,

OK a on closer inspection :)

You are missing a closing double quote on line 59:

> fileinto :create "Lists/Debain/News;

should be:

fileinto :create "Lists/Debain/News";

Best Regards

Martin

On 2016-11-30 09:30, Steven Mainor wrote:
> Hey martin,
> 
> Thanks for the reply! I made the changes you suggested but I got the
> same results.
> 
> According to my understanding, #header "from" "person at example.com"# is
> correct for an exact match.
> 
> 
> On 11/30/2016 04:10 AM, Martin Wheldon wrote:
>> Hi Steven,
>> 
>> I think you may be missing the :contains from the two header lines 
>> below:
>> 
>>> if anyof (header "From" "store-news at amazon.com",
>>>          envelope :contains "From" "menswearhouse.com",
>>>          envelope :contains "From" "officedepot.com",
>>>          envelope :contains "From" "walgreens.com",
>>>          header "From" "promo at email.newegg.com") {
>>>     fileinto :create "Promo";
>>>     stop;
>> 
>> if anyof (header :contains "From" "store-news at amazon.com",
>>           envelope :contains "From" "menswearhouse.com",
>>           envelope :contains "From" "officedepot.com",
>>           envelope :contains "From" "walgreens.com",
>>           header :contains "From" "promo at email.newegg.com") {
>>      fileinto :create "Promo";
>>      stop;
>> 
>> Hope that helps
>> 
>> Best Regards
>> 
>> Martin
>> 
>> On 2016-11-30 08:47, Steven Mainor wrote:
>>> Hello! I hope you will forgive my ignorance but I have a problem I
>>> have been trying to solve for a week and I'm not sure where else to
>>> turn.
>>> 
>>> I'm trying to write a sieve script to sort all of my mail. I was
>>> writing this script to replace the one I am currently using but I
>>> can't seem to get it to compile. I don't know a lot about sieve or
>>> really scripting of any kind and I just can't figure out what I'm
>>> doing wrong.
>>> 
>>> The compiler just puts out a bunch of output that doesn't make sense.
>>> like "unexpected character" when I know the character works there
>>> because I am already running a script with some of the same lines.
>>> 
>>> I'm attaching the script with some names and addresses changed and 
>>> the
>>> sieve output to this email.
>>> 
>>> I would greatly appreciate any help anyone could offer.