# win\_dsc UrlAcl and passing int\[\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [August 7, 2019, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-dsc-urlacl-and-passing-int/30970 "2019-08-07T08:29:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Richard\_Payne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@Richard\_Payne](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Richard_Payne)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-dsc-urlacl-and-passing-int/30970/1 "2019-08-07T08:29:11Z")
I’m trying to integrate my existing DSC configuration into my Ansible setup. I’m using the UrlAcl module ([https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/HttpSys/1.0.1/Content/UrlAcls%5CUrlAcls.ps1](https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/HttpSys/1.0.1/Content/UrlAcls%5CUrlAcls.ps1)) and its Port property is an int. This is what I’m trying: - name: UrlAcls - Http Wcf interface specific win\_dsc: resource\_name: UrlAcl Protocol: “http” HostName: “{{ ansible\_hostname }}.domain.com” Port: [46000…46100] SecurityContext: “{{ ansible\_hostname }}\UrlAclPermitted” It’s telling me that it can’t convert from string to int. How do I define the Port property as int? ---
**Author:** ![jborean](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/jborean/32/1525_2.png) [@jborean](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jborean)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2019, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-dsc-urlacl-and-passing-int/30970/2 "2019-08-07T20:21:48Z")
You should be using a YAML list or a Python list like the below; ` Port: - 46000 - 46100 # or Port: [46000, 46100] ` Thanks Jordan ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Payne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@Richard\_Payne](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Richard_Payne)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-dsc-urlacl-and-passing-int/30970/3 "2019-08-08T07:19:38Z")
Thanks Jordan, but a explicitly written list is not really practical when you have a range 100 or 1000 in length. ---
**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-dsc-urlacl-and-passing-int/30970/4 "2019-08-08T08:00:20Z")
{{ range(46000,46100) | list }} ---
**Author:** ![jborean](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/jborean/32/1525_2.png) [@jborean](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jborean)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-dsc-urlacl-and-passing-int/30970/5 "2019-08-08T08:37:57Z")
Ahh sorry I thought you only wanted those numbers. The suggestion above should work. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Payne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@Richard\_Payne](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Richard_Payne)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 8:50am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-dsc-urlacl-and-passing-int/30970/6 "2019-08-08T08:50:20Z")
Hi Kai This: Port: {{ range(43000,43200) | list }} produces: ` ERROR! Syntax Error while loading YAML. found unacceptable key (unhashable type: ‘AnsibleMapping’) The offending line appears to be: HostName: “+” Port: {{ range(43000,43200) | list }} ^ here We could be wrong, but this one looks like it might be an issue with missing quotes. Always quote template expression brackets when they start a value. For instance: with\_items: - {{ foo }} Should be written as: with\_items: - “{{ foo }}” ` So I removed the interpolation: Port: range(43000,43200) | list which produces: `fatal: [dev21-sfapp12]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "module_version": "1.0.1", "msg": "Convert property 'Port' value from type 'STRING[]' to type 'SINT32[]' failed\r\n At line:11, char:2\r\n Buffer:\r\n Protocol = \"http\";\n};^\n\ninsta\r\n", "reboot_required": false}` Any thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-dsc-urlacl-and-passing-int/30970/7 "2019-08-08T08:55:43Z")
As the error message says you need to add quotes. When a { comes after a colon you need to quote it with single or double quotes.   Port: "{{ range(43000,43200) | list }}" ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Payne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@Richard\_Payne](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Richard_Payne)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-dsc-urlacl-and-passing-int/30970/8 "2019-08-09T14:07:24Z")
Sure, but then I’m passing a single string to an int array. ---
**Author:** ![jborean](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/jborean/32/1525_2.png) [@jborean](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jborean)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-dsc-urlacl-and-passing-int/30970/9 "2019-08-09T20:03:03Z")
No you are not, the jinja2 block is evaluated before it’s passed to the module so the data will contain the array you are looking for. Did you try it out? ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Payne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@Richard\_Payne](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Richard_Payne)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-dsc-urlacl-and-passing-int/30970/10 "2019-08-12T07:11:29Z")
I thought so, but will try again to confirm. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Payne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/977dab/32.png) [@Richard\_Payne](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Richard_Payne)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2019, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-dsc-urlacl-and-passing-int/30970/11 "2019-08-20T12:10:53Z")
You were right Jordan. I have to say, I really dislike the use of quotes here. It is really not intuitive what data you are passing. Thanks for everyone’s help.