Re: [netmod] Query about must statement syntax

Martin Bjorklund <mbj@tail-f.com> Tue, 07 January 2020 11:43 UTC

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Subject: Re: [netmod] Query about must statement syntax
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Hi,

"Ivory, William" <william.ivory@intl.att.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've got a must statement that causes a compilation error on a Cisco NCS device (admittedly ancient (NCS version 3.4.4), but can't update it), as follows:
> 
> must "(../../packets * current()) <= (../../interval * 1000)";
> 
> Error is 'error: XPath syntax error: 40: unknown operator current'
> 
> However, our internal XPATH compiler thinks this is valid, and if I change the order in the must statement to the following, the NCS is happy:
> 
> must "(current() * ../../packets) <= (../../interval * 1000)";
> 
> Can anyone confirm if there is a genuine error in the original must
> statement, or is it valid XPATH? 

The XPath expression is legal.


/martin