RE: Page or VLV control

[Allen, R. <ra...@ci...>]

> > 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.

Yes, that makes more sense and was originally how I thought it was
implemented.

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.
> > > > 
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