[Solved] Invalid expression term in Template statement

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I keep getting this error when trying to add a Template.  It seems pretty straightforward, but it just doesn't want to parse correctly.  Can anyone else see the problem here?  The error is:

(14): error CS1525: Invalid expression term ')'

Where line 14 is the line after columns.Template

 <%= Html.Telerik().Grid(Model)
        .Name("ProjectsGrid")
        .Columns(columns =>
            {
                columns.Template(u =>
                {

                    %>
                    <%=Html.ActionLink("Details", "Details", new { id = u.ProjectKey })%>
                    <%
                });
                columns.Bound(o => o.Name);
                columns.Bound(o => o.Sponsor);
                columns.Bound(o => o.FirstProjectTypeName).Filterable(false).Sortable(false).Title("Type");
                columns.Bound(o => o.FirstProjectCategoryName).Filterable(false).Sortable(false).Title("Category");
                columns.Bound(o => o.FirstProjectStatusName).Filterable(false).Sortable(false).Title("Status");
                columns.Bound(o => o.EnteredBy);
                columns.Bound(o => o.QualityRank.Designation).Column.Title = "Quality Rank";
                columns.Bound(o => o.SafetyRank.Designation).Column.Title = "Safety Rank";
                columns.Bound(o => o.BusinessRank.Designation).Column.Title = "Business Rank";
            })
                   .Pageable()
                   .Sortable()
                   .Filterable()
                   .Render();

    %>

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The problem turned out to be in the first line of code.  The '=' sign on the opening statement was causing the issue.  Another review of the documentation provided a reminder:

If template columns are defined the <% Html.Telerik().Grid().Render(); %> definition should be used instead of <%= Html.Telerik().Grid() %>