thanks for noticing this error. I've corrected it in the source repo of the adminguide, and will update the docs on the website when someone tells me if using {} within blocks is permitted (but now buggy) or forbidden.
changing the type of the block to root should workaround the problem.
I see, it's really about using { }'s within the block definition. Making it a "root" block (as a completely separately log {} stanza) is probably cleaner in this particular case, but the same restriction applies at the moment -- the example from the OSE 3.2 documentation [5.3.2]: block root mylogs() { source s_file { file("/var/log/mylogs.log" follow_freq(1)); }; destination d_local { file("/var/log/messages"); }; log { source(s_file); destination(d_local); }; }; doesn't parse either (same error on the final "};") The documentation (html/PDF) could use some minor updates in this area for clarity: - block definitions also require ()'s after the name (including non-parameterized); e.g. block root foo() { ... } - perhaps add an additional example for using parameterized blocks; e.g. block destination foo ( logname("some.log") ) { file( "/var/log/`logname`" ... ); }; destination bar { foo( logname("other.log") ) }; destination baz { foo() }; regards, -eric ps: I have yet to actually *test* any of this new functionality myself yet (later today :)