{"record":{"id":"b0fde4298d09a371","repo":"sqlmapproject/sqlmap","slug":"option-proxy-freq-requires-usage-of-option","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"option '--proxy-freq' requires usage of option '--proxy-file'","messagePattern":"option '--proxy-freq' requires usage of option '--proxy-file'","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"SqlmapSyntaxException","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"lib/core/option.py","lineNumber":3036,"sourceCode":"    if not conf.technique:\n        errMsg = \"option '--technique' can't be empty\"\n        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)\n\n    if conf.tor and conf.ignoreProxy:\n        errMsg = \"switch '--tor' is incompatible with switch '--ignore-proxy'\"\n        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)\n\n    if conf.tor and conf.proxy:\n        errMsg = \"switch '--tor' is incompatible with option '--proxy'\"\n        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)\n\n    if conf.proxy and conf.proxyFile:\n        errMsg = \"switch '--proxy' is incompatible with option '--proxy-file'\"\n        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)\n\n    if conf.proxyFreq and not conf.proxyFile:\n        errMsg = \"option '--proxy-freq' requires usage of option '--proxy-file'\"\n        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)\n\n    if conf.checkTor and not any((conf.tor, conf.proxy)):\n        errMsg = \"switch '--check-tor' requires usage of switch '--tor' (or option '--proxy' with HTTP proxy address of Tor service)\"\n        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)\n\n    if conf.torPort is not None and not (isinstance(conf.torPort, int) and conf.torPort >= 0 and conf.torPort <= 65535):\n        errMsg = \"value for option '--tor-port' must be in range [0, 65535]\"\n        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)\n\n    if conf.torType not in getPublicTypeMembers(PROXY_TYPE, True):\n        errMsg = \"option '--tor-type' accepts one of following values: %s\" % \", \".join(getPublicTypeMembers(PROXY_TYPE, True))\n        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)\n\n    if conf.dumpFormat not in getPublicTypeMembers(DUMP_FORMAT, True):\n        errMsg = \"option '--dump-format' accepts one of following values: %s\" % \", \".join(getPublicTypeMembers(DUMP_FORMAT, True))\n        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)\n\n    if conf.uValues and (not re.search(r\"\\A['\\w\\s.,()%s-]+\\Z\" % CUSTOM_INJECTION_MARK_CHAR, conf.uValues) or conf.uValues.count(CUSTOM_INJECTION_MARK_CHAR) != 1):","sourceCodeStart":3018,"sourceCodeEnd":3054,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/0a35b20e3953d341be6c7ac75ccb0b3362540c8d/lib/core/option.py#L3018-L3054","documentation":"Error \"option '--proxy-freq' requires usage of option '--proxy-file'\" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at lib/core/option.py:3036 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":[],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"0a35b20e3953d341be6c7ac75ccb0b3362540c8d","analyzedAt":"2026-08-26T23:02:52.002Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-27T03:17:27.898Z"}