Re: [Fwd] Net::LDAP::Filter

[Jim H. <ha...@us...>]

use 
  $Query = &(cn=*medi*)(|(city=Phoenix)(city=Santa Clara))
& and | are prefix operators, not infix.

On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Graham Barr wrote:

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> Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 10:21:02 -0800
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> From: Medi Montaseri <me...@sc...>
> Subject: Net::LDAP::Filter
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> Hi Graham,
> 
> I am having some difficulties setting up a dynamically genereated Filter
> in my CGI.
> Could you help?
> 
> I want to be able to construct a filter that is a mix of AND and OR
> logic. eg
> Here is the logic
> 
> If name is provided, then $Query = &(cn=$name)
> also, if city is provided, then
> Query = city-1 or city-2 and name= $name
> 
> More specifically
> 
> $Query = '|(city=Phoenix)(city=Santa Clara)'
> $ldap->search( base => 'o=Prepass, c=US', filter => "($Query)" )
> 
> works fine.
> but
> 
> $Query = &(cn=*medi*)|(city=Phoenix)(city=Santa Clara)
> $ldap->search( base => 'o=Prepass, c=US', filter => "($Query)" )
> 
> yield "Bad Filter"
> 
> I have tried putting () around each group with no avail. Can you show
> me a mix of AND and OR logic in a filter please.
> 
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