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Andrew_Bretten_
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusiRule parser adds characters to my code ?
So this is my original code I type in the Irule box.
when DNS_REQUEST
{
set crday [clock format [clock seconds] -format {%a} ]
log local0. "IR-VPNautomaint: Test $crday"
}
I click update, the screen refreshes and I see
set crday [clock format [clock seconds] -format {%25a} ]
I click update again and I see
set crday [clock format [clock seconds] -format {%2525a} ]
I click update again and I see
set crday [clock format [clock seconds] -format {%252525a} ]
and so on.......
4 Replies
- Wow, that's a new one to me! Interesting. What version are you running so I can try to reproduce, hopefully?
Also, is it other characters as well? (%b %c, etc.) or just %a?
Thanks,
Colin 
Andrew_Bretten_10.2.1 Build 511.0 HF3 yes it happens with other formatting codes I had originally, I just chopped down the code to make the example shorter.
hoolioCirrostratus
This looks like a bug in the GTM iRule parsing logic where the percent is being URL encoded. I'd guess it's probably a known issue, but you could open a case with F5 Support to confirm/escalate it.
You can repro it using a simple iRule:when DNS_REQUEST { log local0. "%" }
Aaron- hoolioI think it's specific to the GUI parsing of GTM iRules as the iRule editor can save/reload a rule with a % normally.
Aaron
