Returning sorted sets

[<ni...@Br...>]

This one should really go in the FAQ for LDAP beginners like me :-)

I've implemented an LDAP search interface, but as we know, results are
returned unsorted.  Python doesn't do too badly at this (although I
can't help thinking it would be faster if underlying C routines did
it).  But sorting on the client side becomes problematic in a cgi which
wants to show just 20 results at a time.

Ideally, I want my search interface to return just 20 records at a time,
which are a sorted subset of a larger result set.  Does the LDAP
protocol allow this?  I'm trying to think how else to do a multiple-page
search interface, ala current search engines with the footer

[ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | next --> ]

Any ideas?

Cheers, nick

PS - Thanks for a useful tool.


Michael Str=F6der wrote:
>=20
> Steve Jones wrote:
> >
> > I have just installed the Win32 version of Zope 2.4.0 and it ships wi=
th
> > Python 2.1.  Your python-ldap module requires Python2.0 and apparentl=
y
> > won't work with python2.1.  Any chance of making a python2.1 verion o=
f
> > the ldap code available?
>=20
> Sorry, I just provide the ZIP file for download. I have no Win32
> environment for building python-ldap. Maybe you can convince Mauro
> who did it or another person.
>=20
> Ciao, Michael.
>=20
> _______________________________________________
> Python-LDAP-dev mailing list
> Pyt...@li...
> http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/python-ldap-dev

--=20
Nick Bower, Intranet Developer
ni...@br...

Brainstorm
388 - 396 Oxford St
London W1N 9EH
United Kingdom
Tel 020 7074 7000
Mob 0790 5405 443
Fax 020 7074 7070

http://www.brainstorm.co.uk