I am using the standard edition on update 6.40, i had completely finished my game and when it came time to publish, this script error appeared:

Error(97): Syntax error - nonexistent/empty function remove

does anybody know what this means?

that you are using a function called "remove" in your game and it does not exist is empty or bad placed.

any idea where i am using this function?

I dont know your project, so how should I know? Make a search through your script files and search for "function remove" or "remove();" or "remove("

i found this in the debug file:
wait(MY.SKILL1);
ent_remove(me);

and in my plBiped01 i found:
{
diag("\nWARNING! PlBiped01::PlBiped01- Two or more PlBiped01 entities in level.");
wait(1); ent_remove(me);
return;
}

and in trigger00 i found:
//remove from level
my.passable = on;
(few other things)
wait(1);
ent_remove(me);
}

and in lift01 i found:
if(my._link_id__0e <= 0)
{
diag("\nWARNING! Lift01::Lift01_Linked - Bad link id. Entity removed");
ent_remove(me);

in levels00:
//remove ".wmb" from all strings
str_trunc(levels00_1_str,4)
(etc.)

i appreciate this help.
thankyou

could it be related to any of those?

You are probably using an older version of the template files. The engine function "remove(me)" has been renamed to "ent_remove(me)" or "panel_remove(me)" etc. Check for the old function name "remove()" in all your wdls and change them to "ent_remove()" or any other suitable current function name.
Or, update your template files...

cheers
tindust

as much as i would like that to work ive been through all of them and the above ones were the only instances of remove i found. also i have not used the program on the old update as i (obviously) only just got it, hence my dumbness.

haha does anyone else have an idea?

Well, a function named remove is apparently called somewhere in your code and it does not exist. One solution I've seen, which is a sort of hack is to add a function called remove with just a wait(1). It will not solve the underlaying problem, but will allow the build process to contine, and perhaps give you the chance to find the underlying problem later.
we all just try to help,
cheers
tindust

thanks for that but im so bad with the program that i dont actually know how to do that.