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Bharath Anand R asked

problem connecting to my App

Hi All, I am new to java/node JS and AWS. I have created the history buff as per the instruction. Whenever I ask alexa to "Open History Buff" I get a message stating that "I am having trouble connecting to your application" other commands of ASK is returned with the answer " I cannot understand" I was able to pull the error from AWS. But I checked with eclipse +node js addin , it did not return me a syntax error. Any help to troubleshoot will be of great help. Syntax error in module 'index': SyntaxError at Module._compile (module.js:439:25) at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10) at Module.load (module.js:356:32) at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12) at Module.require (module.js:364:17) at require (module.js:380:17)
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Try connecting to it with the Echo Simulator ( https://github.com/jjaquinta/EchoSim) If it can't connect, then there is a problem with how your app is hosted and exposed. If it can connect, then the problem is likely to be how you've connected it to Echo in the developer's console.
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I have confirmed that the History Buff example skill found here ( https://developer.amazon.com/edw/res/download/AlexaLambdaExamples.zip) works correctly. When building the sample make sure to follow every step. Adding the event source to a lambda function through the Actions button is a commonly overlooked step by those new to lambda.
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