Thanks for the tip. It works fine now. I should have used a simple YAML format checker.
On Monday, November 10, 2014 at 3:31:42 PM UTC-6, Matt Martz wrote: > > Your indentation is off. the word "tasks" is indented too far. Here is a > properly indented playbook: > > --- > - hosts: windows > tasks: > - name: test msi installer > win_msi: > path='C:/Home/ansmgr/documents/wixedit-0.7.5.msi' > creates='C:\Program Files (x86)\WixEdit\binaries\WixEdit' > state=present > > There are many editors that should be able to perform syntax highlighting > on YAML, such as notepadd++ on Windows, Sublime on Mac. You can also use > something like: http://yaml-online-parser.appspot.com > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 3:26 PM, skinnedknuckles <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Ansible 1.8 >> CentOs 7 >> Powershell 3 >> >> When I run this playbook >> >> --- >> - hosts: windows >> tasks: >> - name: test msi installer >> win_msi: >> path='C:/Home/ansmgr/documents/wixedit-0.7.5.msi' >> creates='C:\Program Files (x86)\WixEdit\binaries\WixEdit' >> state=present >> >> I get the following error message >> >> [ansmgr@localhost ansible]$ ansible-playbook test.yml >> ERROR: Syntax Error while loading YAML script, test.yml >> Note: The error may actually appear before this position: line 4, column >> 14 >> >> -hosts: windows >> tasks: >> ^ >> >> I'm guessing I've missed something very simple but I can't find it. Is >> there a recommended YAML editor that can help me with syntax errors? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Ansible Project" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/7bd867b8-695f-4bf4-aeb3-5ab96ea6ef79%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/7bd867b8-695f-4bf4-aeb3-5ab96ea6ef79%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Matt Martz > @sivel > sivel.net > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/0ea4b994-2341-4497-814e-48b472e828a9%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
