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Uber_Nathan_202
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May 21, 2015

iApp variable scope

Hi all, I'm writing my first iApp to automate deployment of a few virtual servers, nodes, pools and iRule data-groups I have finished the presentation section and am now starting on the implement...
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  • Fred_Slater_856's avatar
    Fred_Slater_856
    May 21, 2015

    Scope is not the problem. Tcl treats anything inside curly braces as verbatim. Enclosed strings in quotes and escape each curly brace with a backslash.

     

    tmsh_modify "ltm data-group internal /Common/snat-map records add { $::private__privateAddr { data $::public__publicAddr }}"

     

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Fred_Slater_856
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Scope is not the problem. Tcl treats anything inside curly braces as verbatim. Enclosed strings in quotes and escape each curly brace with a backslash.

 

tmsh_modify "ltm data-group internal /Common/snat-map records add { $::private__privateAddr { data $::public__publicAddr }}"

 

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Uber_Nathan_202
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May 22, 2015
Thanks a lot Fred, all working now :)