error: ';' expected but double literal found - scala

Question

I am learning Scala and I am using typesafe activator to run the programs. I have my first program in the below path <downloads>\typesafe-activator-1.3.7\activator-dist-1.3.7\simple scala project\scala-2.11\Simple_scala_project.scala
Below is the program content
object Simple_scala_project {
def main (args:String): Unit =
{ println("My first scala program") }
}
when I am running the below command in the command line I am getting the error
scala -cp <downloads>\typesafe-activator-1.3.7\activator-dist-1.3.7\simple scala project\scala-2.11 Simple_scala_project
:1: error: ';' expected but double literal found.
Please help me in this.

Answer 1

I noted a similar error when I inadvertently placed a line including "sbt.version=1.3.13" (in my case) in the wrong file. I realize now that it should have gone into a folder insider my overall project folder called "project", inside a file called "build.properties" (instead of in "build.sbt").
The take-away from this is that I don't think you experienced a compiler error at all, but an error owing to some files in the project setup. Better SBT documentation may be found here.
It's absolutely true that SBT isn't needed for very simple examples, and indeed offends the sensibilities of ones volunteering to learn a new language (soon to be improved, Scala 3.x, not a hundred other extraneous technologies. I find IntelliJ Idea Community to be a boost, here, since its Scala support is first-rate, and will create simple example projects for you in a variety of ways Installing Scala / Installing Scala plugin for Idea.