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Bartek
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Jun 10, 2020

Why do I get a Parse error for the iRule

The syntax is accepted by the F5:

when HTTP_REQUEST {
  if { [string tolower [HTTP::uri]] contains "liaison" } {
     IP::idle_timeout 600
     log local0. "Timeout set to [IP::idle_timeout]"
  }
}

but the log gives me this:

(...)increase_idle_timeout] error: /common/increase_idle_timeout:2: error: [parse error: PARSE missingBracket 28 {missing close-bracket}][{ [string tolower [HTTP::uri] contains "liaison" }]

2 Replies

  • Hello, this error message does not appear to be from this code that looks correct.

     

    Did you write in some time like this way (as appear in error message) ?

    if { [string tolower [HTTP::uri] contains "liaison" }] {

    If I do this wrong code, I get this similar error:

     

    01070151:3: Rule [/Common/irule_devcentral] error: /Common/irule_devcentral:2: error: [parse error: PARSE missingBracket 27 {missing close-bracket}][{ [string tolower [HTTP::uri] contains "liaison" }]

     

    Regards

  • No, the code is pasted directly from the box. Also - just to clarify, the iRule compiles and saves - the error is visible in the /var/log/ltm

    Also, the timeout is not increased :/