sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · SqlmapSyntaxException

switch '--text-only' is incompatible with switch '--null-con

Error message

switch '--text-only' is incompatible with switch '--null-connection'

What it means

Error "switch '--text-only' is incompatible with switch '--null-connection'" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at lib/core/option.py:2813

    if isinstance(conf.limitStart, int) and conf.limitStart > 0 and \
       isinstance(conf.limitStop, int) and conf.limitStop < conf.limitStart:
        warnMsg = "usage of option '--start' (limitStart) which is bigger than value for --stop (limitStop) option is considered unstable"
        logger.warning(warnMsg)

    if isinstance(conf.firstChar, int) and conf.firstChar > 0 and \
       isinstance(conf.lastChar, int) and conf.lastChar < conf.firstChar:
        errMsg = "value for option '--first' (firstChar) must be smaller than or equal to value for --last (lastChar) option"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.proxyFile and not any((conf.randomAgent, conf.mobile, conf.agent, conf.requestFile)):
        warnMsg = "usage of switch '--random-agent' is strongly recommended when "
        warnMsg += "using option '--proxy-file'"
        logger.warning(warnMsg)

    if conf.textOnly and conf.nullConnection:
        errMsg = "switch '--text-only' is incompatible with switch '--null-connection'"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.http2 and any((conf.tor, conf.proxy and conf.proxy.lower().startswith("socks"))):
        errMsg = "HTTP/2 support is currently incompatible with SOCKS/Tor proxies"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.uValues and conf.uChar:
        errMsg = "option '--union-values' is incompatible with option '--union-char'"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.base64Parameter and conf.tamper:
        errMsg = "option '--base64' is incompatible with option '--tamper'"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.eta and conf.verbose > defaults.verbose:
        errMsg = "switch '--eta' is incompatible with option '-v'"
        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)

    if conf.secondUrl and conf.secondReq:

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/core/option.py:2813 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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