YAMLException Error When Rendering Standalone Quarto File

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Hi all!

I have a project that currently contains the following items:

  • .RProj file
  • R script
  • Shiny App Code
  • qmd File

I was getting a consistent error of:

ERROR: YAMLException: expected a single document in the stream, but found more

Stack trace:
    at load$1 (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:14793:11)
    at buildJsYamlAnnotation (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:15565:5)
    at readAnnotatedYamlFromMappedString (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:15465:16)
    at readAndValidateYamlFromMappedString (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:15829:30)
    at readAndValidateYamlFromFile (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:20455:50)
    at file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:80972:32
    at projectContext (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:80754:32)
    at async render (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:90217:19)
    at async Command.actionHandler (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:107928:25)
    at async Command.execute (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:8086:13)
    at async Command.parseCommand (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:7976:20)

I've since removed all code and left only the following text which still results in the error message:

---
title: "My document"
---

Hello

I have checked all the other files and there are no other instances of --- in the rest of the files. When I create a project meant for a website, the files render fine. It is only when I mix and match that I get the error. The error also persists if I declare the format as html or leave it as the default qmd text.

Any help would be appreciated!

Best,
Dave