Weird compiler message

AWOL:
Try missing off the first line.
OR
If you've got a decent code editor, put the sketch into it and put it in hex view mode - you've probably got some unprintable file-type tags at the start of your code. When you've found them delete them.

Where did you copy the code from?

I was able to solve the problem by load into notepad and save as text. Otherwise I copied it from here

http://playground.arduino.cc/main/DHT11Lib