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VMware | 355897
Smarts: Receive 'syntax error' in ASL hookscript
Last update date:
4/16/2024
Affected products:
Smart Assurance - SMARTS
Affected releases:
No affected releases provided.
Fixed releases:
No fixed releases provided.
Description:
Symptoms
The following error is seen in the server log file ([servername].log): ASL-ERROR_YACC_ERROR-syntax error at line 4, next token is 'FreeMemory' Syntax error seen in ASL hookscript log: ASL-ERROR_YACC_ERROR-syntax error at line 4, next token is 'FreeMemory'
Cause
This syntax error is seen when parentheses are used to access the objects property as in the following example: remoteFree = remoteObj->(FreeMemory); // this will produce syntax error.
Resolution
To resolve this issue, do not use parentheses when referencing a property. The proper syntax for doing this in ASL is as follows: objRef->property = value; The following example shows how to reference the FreeMemory object correctly: remoteFree = remoteObj->FreeMemory; // this is correct
