Re: Page or VLV control

[Graham B. <gb...@po...>]

On Tue, Jun 27, 2000 at 08:58:31AM -0700, Allen, Robbie wrote:
> > Neither the Sort or VLV controls have a new method. Instead 
> > they have an init method.
> 
> One thing you need to do that the docs leave out is use
> Net::LDAP::Control.  All of the controls inherit methods (look at @ISA)
> from Control.pm (new is one of them).  If you don't use or require
> Net::LDAP::Control, you won't get those methods.
> 
> The controls (Sort.pm, VLV.pm, etc.) should probably 'use
> Net::LDAP::Control'.

Yes they should. However the original intend use was

  Net::LDAP::Control->new( LDAP_CONTROL_VLVREQUEST );

So  Net::LDAP::Control would already have been loaded anyway.

Graham.

> 
> Robbie Allen
> 
>  
> > When I try to replace new with init, I get this:
> > "Can't use string ("Net::LDAP::Control::Sort") as a HASH ref 
> > while "strict
> > refs" in use at 
> > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/Net/LDAP/Control/Sort.pm
> > line 19."
> > 
> > I get the same thing if I change init to new in the Sort.pm file.
> > 
> > I'm using Perl 5.005_03 on Linux with Net::LDAP .19 and 
> > Convert::ASN1 .04.
> > 
> > And here's the code I'm using to setup the Sort control:
> >  $sort = Net::LDAP::Control::Sort->new(
> >    order => "cn"
> >  );
> > 
> > 
> > BTW If you use the VLV control, remember you must also include a sort
> > control as well.
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, Graham Barr wrote:
> > 
> > > On Mon, Jun 26, 2000 at 08:18:34PM -0700, Allen, Robbie wrote:
> > > > Do the VLV.pm or Paged.pm modules work under Net::LDAP?  
> > If so, do you
> > > > have any examples?
> > > 
> > > Both of these are still under developement, so feel free to 
> > give any feedback.
> > > 
> > > Paged should work something like
> > > 
> > >   $paged = Net::LDAP::Control::Paged->new( size => 10 );
> > > 
> > >   $mesg = $ldap->search( control => [ $paged ], .... );
> > > 
> > >   $ctrl = $mesg->control( LDAP_CONTROL_PAGED );
> > > 
> > >   $paged->cookie($ctrl->cookie) if $ctrl;
> > > 
> > >   $mesg = $ldap->search( control => [ $paged ], .... );
> > > 
> > > VLV takes these arguments
> > > 
> > >   $vlv = Net::LDAP::Control::VLV->new(
> > >     before  => $beforeCount,
> > >     after   => $afterCount,
> > >     assert  => $assertValue,
> > >     offset  => $offset,
> > >     content => $contentCount,
> > >     context => $contextID,   # just noticed a bug that this 
> > is missing from new()
> > >   );
> > > 
> > > If assert is present offset and content are not used. There 
> > are methods
> > > by the same names for setting the values. 
> > > 
> > > In the response you will get a LDAP_CONTROL_VLVRESPONSE 
> > which will have
> > > methods target, result, content and context
> > > 
> > > Graham.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
>