Having an issue with an old library? I think?

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Hello, trying to get an example from a library to run, and neither 1.0 or 2.0 IDE's will have it. Here is the verbose error, but to be honest sorting out the error is a bit over my head right now. Any ideas what I may be doing wrong?
Error message:
FQBN: arduino:avr:uno
Using board 'uno' from platform in folder: C:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6
Using core 'arduino' from platform in folder: C:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6

Detecting libraries used...
"C:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-g++" -c -g -Os -w -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -Wno-error=narrowing -flto -w -x c++ -E -CC -mmcu=atmega328p -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10607 -DARDUINO_AVR_UNO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6\cores\arduino" "-IC:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6\variants\standard" "C:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino\sketches\B98964A12D888899D51B5183AC633C14\sketch\SPLixel_copy_20230519174910.ino.cpp" -o nul
Alternatives for SPLixel.h: [splixel]
ResolveLibrary(SPLixel.h)
-> candidates: [splixel]
"C:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-g++" -c -g -Os -w -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -Wno-error=narrowing -flto -w -x c++ -E -CC -mmcu=atmega328p -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10607 -DARDUINO_AVR_UNO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6\cores\arduino" "-IC:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6\variants\standard" "-IC:\Users\wrueh\OneDrive\Documents\Arduino\libraries\splixel" "C:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino\sketches\B98964A12D888899D51B5183AC633C14\sketch\SPLixel_copy_20230519174910.ino.cpp" -o nul
Using cached library dependencies for file: C:\Users\wrueh\OneDrive\Documents\Arduino\libraries\splixel\SPLixel.cpp
Generating function prototypes...
"C:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-g++" -c -g -Os -w -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -Wno-error=narrowing -flto -w -x c++ -E -CC -mmcu=atmega328p -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10607 -DARDUINO_AVR_UNO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6\cores\arduino" "-IC:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6\variants\standard" "-IC:\Users\wrueh\OneDrive\Documents\Arduino\libraries\splixel" "C:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino\sketches\B98964A12D888899D51B5183AC633C14\sketch\SPLixel_copy_20230519174910.ino.cpp" -o "C:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino\sketches\B98964A12D888899D51B5183AC633C14\preproc\ctags_target_for_gcc_minus_e.cpp"
"C:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\builtin\tools\ctags\5.8-arduino11/ctags" -u --language-force=c++ -f - --c++-kinds=svpf --fields=KSTtzns --line-directives "C:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino\sketches\B98964A12D888899D51B5183AC633C14\preproc\ctags_target_for_gcc_minus_e.cpp"
Compiling sketch...
"C:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-g++" -c -g -Os -Wall -Wextra -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -Wno-error=narrowing -MMD -flto -mmcu=atmega328p -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10607 -DARDUINO_AVR_UNO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6\cores\arduino" "-IC:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6\variants\standard" "-IC:\Users\wrueh\OneDrive\Documents\Arduino\libraries\splixel" "C:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino\sketches\B98964A12D888899D51B5183AC633C14\sketch\SPLixel_copy_20230519174910.ino.cpp" -o "C:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino\sketches\B98964A12D888899D51B5183AC633C14\sketch\SPLixel_copy_20230519174910.ino.cpp.o"
Compiling libraries...
C:\Users\wrueh\OneDrive\Documents\Arduino\libraries\splixel._SPLixel.cpp:1:1: warning: null character(s) ignored
a & TEXT!Rch
^
C:\Users\wrueh\OneDrive\Documents\Arduino\libraries\splixel._SPLixel.cpp:1:2: error: stray '\5' in program
a & TEXT!Rch
^
C:\Users\wrueh\OneDrive\Documents\Arduino\libraries\splixel._SPLixel.cpp:1:3: error: stray '\26' in program
a & TEXT!Rch
^
C:\Users\wrueh\OneDrive\Documents\Arduino\libraries\splixel._SPLixel.cpp:1:4: error: stray '\7' in program
a & TEXT!Rch
^
C:\Users\wrueh\OneDrive\Documents\Arduino\libraries\splixel._SPLixel.cpp:1:5: warning: null character(s) ignored
a & TEXT!Rch
^
C:\Users\wrueh\OneDrive\Documents\Arduino\libraries\splixel._SPLixel.cpp:1:6: error: stray '\2' in program
a & TEXT!Rch
^
C:\Users\wrueh\OneDrive\Documents\Arduino\libraries\splixel._SPLixel.cpp:1:7: warning: null character(s) ignored
a & TEXT!Rch
^
C:\Users\wrueh\OneDrive\Documents\Arduino\libraries\splixel._SPLixel.cpp:1:26: error: stray '\1' in program
a & TEXT!Rch
^
C:\Users\wrueh\OneDrive\Documents\Arduino\libraries\splixel._SPLixel.cpp:1:27: warning: null character(s) ignored
a & TEXT!Rch
^
C:\Users\wrueh\OneDrive\Documents\Arduino\libraries\splixel._SPLixel.cpp:1:35: warning: null character(s) ignored
a & TEXT!Rch
^
C:\Users\wrueh\OneDrive\Documents\Arduino\libraries\splixel._SPLixel.cpp:1:47: warning: null character(s) ignored
a & TEXT!Rch
^
C:\Users\wrueh\OneDrive\Documents\Arduino\libraries\splixel._SPLixel.cpp:1:43: error: expected constructor, destructor, or type conversion before '!' token
a & TEXT!Rch
^
Compiling library "splixel"
"C:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-g++" -c -g -Os -Wall -Wextra -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -Wno-error=narrowing -MMD -flto -mmcu=atmega328p -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10607 -DARDUINO_AVR_UNO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6\cores\arduino" "-IC:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.6\variants\standard" "-IC:\Users\wrueh\OneDrive\Documents\Arduino\libraries\splixel" "C:\Users\wrueh\OneDrive\Documents\Arduino\libraries\splixel\._SPLixel.cpp" -o "C:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino\sketches\B98964A12D888899D51B5183AC633C14\libraries\splixel\._SPLixel.cpp.o"
Using previously compiled file: C:\Users\wrueh\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino\sketches\B98964A12D888899D51B5183AC633C14\libraries\splixel\SPLixel.cpp.o

Using library splixel in folder: C:\Users\wrueh\OneDrive\Documents\Arduino\libraries\splixel (legacy)
exit status 1

Compilation error: exit status 1

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Welcome to the forum.

The files of the splixel library are not valid code. How did it get on your computer and where does it come from ?

In the past there were problems with a OneDrive. Can you put the files on your computer ?

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Hello, thank you for looking at this. Files where downloaded from the Spikenzie.com website for the SPixel Basic module:
https://www.spikenzielabs.com/Catalog/components/leds/ws2812-leds/splixel-basic-rgb-led-controller

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Downloaded no typing at all. Just selected the example and tried to compile.

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Can you go to the folder: OneDrive\Documents\Arduino\libraries\splixel
Delete the files "._keywords.txt" and "._SPLixel.cpp".
Those are garbage files and should not be in the zip file.

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That did it! Thank you! Was pulling my hair out!

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So at the end of the day, I was sabotaged by an inferior Library file. Hmmm. Project is up and running, thanks again for the help. Most appreciated!

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nothing unusual.... typical debug process.

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