{"record":{"id":"b8aebcdd8d45370f","repo":"sqlmapproject/sqlmap","slug":"option-technique-can-t-be-empty","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"option '--technique' can't be empty","messagePattern":"option '--technique' can't be empty","errorType":"validation","errorClass":"SqlmapSyntaxException","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"lib/core/option.py","lineNumber":3020,"sourceCode":"    if conf.csrfToken and conf.threads > 1:\n        errMsg = \"option '--csrf-token' is incompatible with option '--threads'\"\n        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)\n\n    if conf.requestFile and conf.url and conf.url != DUMMY_URL:\n        errMsg = \"option '-r' is incompatible with option '-u' ('--url')\"\n        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)\n\n    if conf.direct and conf.proxy:\n        errMsg = \"option '-d' is incompatible with option '--proxy'\"\n        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)\n\n    if conf.direct and conf.tor:\n        errMsg = \"option '-d' is incompatible with switch '--tor'\"\n        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)\n\n    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)):","sourceCodeStart":3002,"sourceCodeEnd":3038,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/0a35b20e3953d341be6c7ac75ccb0b3362540c8d/lib/core/option.py#L3002-L3038","documentation":"Error \"option '--technique' can't be empty\" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at lib/core/option.py:3020 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"}