perl-ldap-dev

hash as multiple attrs value

[Werner R. <we...@pu...>]

I want to do something like

 $res = $ldap->add (
                    dn   => "dc=${dc},$base",
                    attrs => [%myhash] );

Unfortunately only one key/value pair of %myhash is used for the
entry. I want to use a hash since I have to create entries with a varying
set of attributes and I don't know how I could do this in a simple way.

 Werner

Re: hash as multiple attrs value

[Mark W. <mew...@un...>]

The value of the hash would have to contain an array. 

like this:
   my $array = ['value','value','value'];
   or
   $array->[0] = 'value';
   $array->[1] = 'value';


   $hash->{$key} = $array;
    or it might have to be
   $hash->{$key} = @$array;

Mark

On Fri, 13 Oct 2000, Werner Reisberger wrote:

> I want to do something like
> 
>  $res = $ldap->add (
>                     dn   => "dc=${dc},$base",
>                     attrs => [%myhash] );
> 
> Unfortunately only one key/value pair of %myhash is used for the
> entry. I want to use a hash since I have to create entries with a varying
> set of attributes and I don't know how I could do this in a simple way.
> 
>  Werner
> 

Re: hash as multiple attrs value

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

On Fri, Oct 13, 2000 at 04:03:25PM -0500, Mark Wilcox wrote:
> The value of the hash would have to contain an array. 
> 
> like this:
>    my $array = ['value','value','value'];
>    or
>    $array->[0] = 'value';
>    $array->[1] = 'value';
> 
> 
>    $hash->{$key} = $array;

Yes that is right.

>     or it might have to be
>    $hash->{$key} = @$array;

Um, no. That would assign the number 3 to  $hash->{$key}

Graham.

> 
> Mark
> 
> On Fri, 13 Oct 2000, Werner Reisberger wrote:
> 
> > I want to do something like
> > 
> >  $res = $ldap->add (
> >                     dn   => "dc=${dc},$base",
> >                     attrs => [%myhash] );
> > 
> > Unfortunately only one key/value pair of %myhash is used for the
> > entry. I want to use a hash since I have to create entries with a varying
> > set of attributes and I don't know how I could do this in a simple way.
> > 
> >  Werner
> > 
> 

Re: hash as multiple attrs value

[Werner R. <we...@pu...>]

On Fri, Oct 13, 2000 at 04:03:25PM -0500, Mark Wilcox wrote:
> The value of the hash would have to contain an array. 
> 
> like this:
>    my $array = ['value','value','value'];
>    or
>    $array->[0] = 'value';
>    $array->[1] = 'value';

OK, this way I could create several attribute/value pairs where the
attribute (key) doesn't change but I want to have several different attributes
in my hash. Example:

 dc => 'mydom.com',
 sn => 'Brown',
 cn => 'C B'

I want to put these attribute/value pairs into a structure (hash ...) and
supply this structure to the attrs method to avoid writing each
attribute/value pair seperately:

           $ldap->add (
                        dn   => $dn,
                        attrs => [%myhash] );               

I used an array of anonymous hashes and an array and a hash within the 
anonymous array. First case doesn't work at all, in the last two trials only 
one attribute is added to the entry.

 Werner

Re: hash as multiple attrs value

[Chris R. <chr...@me...>]

Werner Reisberger <we...@pu...> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 13, 2000 at 04:03:25PM -0500, Mark Wilcox wrote:
>> The value of the hash would have to contain an array. 
>> 
>> like this:
>>    my $array = ['value','value','value'];
>>    or
>>    $array->[0] = 'value';
>>    $array->[1] = 'value';
> 
> OK, this way I could create several attribute/value pairs where the
> attribute (key) doesn't change but I want to have several different
> attributes in my hash. Example:
> 
>  dc => 'mydom.com',
>  sn => 'Brown',
>  cn => 'C B'
> 
> I want to put these attribute/value pairs into a structure (hash ...) and
> supply this structure to the attrs method to avoid writing each
> attribute/value pair seperately:
> 
>            $ldap->add (
>                         dn   => $dn,
>                         attrs => [%myhash] );               
> 
> I used an array of anonymous hashes and an array and a hash within the 
> anonymous array. First case doesn't work at all, in the last two trials
> only  one attribute is added to the entry.
> 
>  Werner

Couldn't you just use:

	$ldap->add (	dn => $dn,
			attrs => [ keys %myhash ] );

Cheers,

Chris

Re: hash as multiple attrs value

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

On Mon, Oct 16, 2000 at 10:19:21AM +0100, Chris Ridd wrote:
> Werner Reisberger <we...@pu...> wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 13, 2000 at 04:03:25PM -0500, Mark Wilcox wrote:
> >> The value of the hash would have to contain an array. 
> >> 
> >> like this:
> >>    my $array = ['value','value','value'];
> >>    or
> >>    $array->[0] = 'value';
> >>    $array->[1] = 'value';
> > 
> > OK, this way I could create several attribute/value pairs where the
> > attribute (key) doesn't change but I want to have several different
> > attributes in my hash. Example:
> > 
> >  dc => 'mydom.com',
> >  sn => 'Brown',
> >  cn => 'C B'
> > 
> > I want to put these attribute/value pairs into a structure (hash ...) and
> > supply this structure to the attrs method to avoid writing each
> > attribute/value pair seperately:
> > 
> >            $ldap->add (
> >                         dn   => $dn,
> >                         attrs => [%myhash] );               
> > 
> > I used an array of anonymous hashes and an array and a hash within the 
> > anonymous array. First case doesn't work at all, in the last two trials
> > only  one attribute is added to the entry.
> > 
> >  Werner
> 
> Couldn't you just use:
> 
> 	$ldap->add (	dn => $dn,
> 			attrs => [ keys %myhash ] );

No, thats not right. Look at the example in the docs

  $mesg = $ldap->add( $DN,
    attrs => [
      name  => 'Graham Barr',
      attr  => 'value1',
      attr  => 'value2',
      multi => [qw(value1 value2)]
    ]
  );

This adds 4 attributes, each with a single value except 'multi' which has
multiple values.

So if %myhash has an entry per attribute. The values need to
be either the value (for single valued attributes) or a reference
to an array of values (for multi or singled-valued attributes)

Graham.

Re: hash as multiple attrs value

[Chris R. <chr...@me...>]

Graham Barr <gb...@po...> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 16, 2000 at 10:19:21AM +0100, Chris Ridd wrote:
>> Werner Reisberger <we...@pu...> wrote:
>> > On Fri, Oct 13, 2000 at 04:03:25PM -0500, Mark Wilcox wrote:
>> >> The value of the hash would have to contain an array. 
>> >> 
>> >> like this:
>> >>    my $array = ['value','value','value'];
>> >>    or
>> >>    $array->[0] = 'value';
>> >>    $array->[1] = 'value';
>> > 
>> > OK, this way I could create several attribute/value pairs where the
>> > attribute (key) doesn't change but I want to have several different
>> > attributes in my hash. Example:
>> > 
>> >  dc => 'mydom.com',
>> >  sn => 'Brown',
>> >  cn => 'C B'
>> > 
>> > I want to put these attribute/value pairs into a structure (hash ...)
>> > and supply this structure to the attrs method to avoid writing each
>> > attribute/value pair seperately:
>> > 
>> >            $ldap->add (
>> >                         dn   => $dn,
>> >                         attrs => [%myhash] );               
>> > 
>> > I used an array of anonymous hashes and an array and a hash within the 
>> > anonymous array. First case doesn't work at all, in the last two trials
>> > only  one attribute is added to the entry.
>> > 
>> >  Werner
>> 
>> Couldn't you just use:
>> 
>> 	$ldap->add (	dn => $dn,
>> 			attrs => [ keys %myhash ] );
> 
> No, thats not right. Look at the example in the docs
> 
>   $mesg = $ldap->add( $DN,
>     attrs => [
>       name  => 'Graham Barr',
>       attr  => 'value1',
>       attr  => 'value2',
>       multi => [qw(value1 value2)]
>     ]
>   );
> 
> This adds 4 attributes, each with a single value except 'multi' which has
> multiple values.
> 
> So if %myhash has an entry per attribute. The values need to
> be either the value (for single valued attributes) or a reference
> to an array of values (for multi or singled-valued attributes)
> 
> Graham.

Yup, you're right. Consider this a "Doh!"

Cheers,

Chris