Tnsping can't read tnsnames.ora TNS-12533: TNS:illegal ADDRESS parameters

Here's my tnsnames.ora. tnsping thinks it's illegal:
acsplan =
(DESCRIPTION=ACSPLAN
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=10.101.205.166)(PORT=1521))
(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=ACSPLAN))
Why does tnsping think this is illegal?
Thanks.
Dean

Dean Schulze wrote:
Here's my tnsnames.ora. tnsping thinks it's illegal:
acsplan =
(DESCRIPTION=ACSPLAN
(ADDRESS_LIST =
          (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=10.101.205.166)(PORT=1521))
(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=ACSPLAN))
Why does tnsping think this is illegal?Does this work?
acsplan =
   (DESCRIPTION=
     (ADDRESS_LIST =
          (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=10.101.205.166)(PORT=1521))
     (CONNECT_DATA=(SID=ACSPLAN))
   )

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