What's wrong with my syntax?

Using Syslog 1.4.17. Can't work out why this is incorrect syntax.

destination testlog {
file("/var/log/testlog"
template("$MONTH-$DAY-$YEAR $HOUR:$MIN:$SECOND $HOST $LEVEL $MSG")
);
};

Commenting out the template line causes it to run fine, yet this looks
exactly like the syntax I see in the samples and documentation?
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