Error when using the original crowdsale code

Question

I have copied the original crowd sale code from the Ethereum website and pasted it in the solidity contract source code field. Code is untouched, precisely as on the Ethereum website. For some reason the network says could not compile source code and Expected token Semicolon got 'eth_compileSolidity' uint amount += msg.value;

I have tried to restart the Ethereum wallet but nothing works.

Answer 1

Try removing the + in

uint amount += msg.value;

I changed it to

uint amount = msg.value;

It makes more sense if you ask me since you don't need to keep incrementing the value of amount every time someone gives Ether in a Crowdsale.