Thanks Michael, I am treating it like a database and all is well except for images. Text for example updates just fine. The directory has thousands of users which means thousands of images. Each image is stored in the directory as a "binary attribute". I need to adhere to that field.
Other tools use the existing images as they are stored currently (as binary). I can update the images using for example http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/~gawor/ldap/ which is an excellent java-based editor. It allows me to browse to my image and then it uploads it and all is well. Stored as a binary. However, if I change the way I store it because ColdFusion has to store it in a different way then all other tools such as that ldap browser/editor won't work and all the locations they are displaying it elsewhere would break. I'm hoping to find a way to update this existing binary attribute using CFLDAP or other tool. Dawson, Michael wrote: > There are methods for storing binaries/images in a database field. You > could also convert the binary information to text, then store the text > in a database. > > You could do something similar with LDAP. Just create a new attribute > that can hold a large text value. Treat your LDAP server just like you > would a database. > > M!ke > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vince Collins (NHJobs.com) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 3:53 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: LDAP Anyone? > > It appears from the lack of response on this mail list to my question > that none of you have any idea. I'm bummed and feel now I must look > elsewhere besides ColdFusion to solve this problem. > > I will post this one last time in the hopes that someone will respond > with an idea or suggestion: > > - - - - - - - - > I have been asked to write a web-based editor to allow users to edit > individual attributes themselves directly. I have done this and it is > working for text attributes however it is not working for images. > > I have written the code to upload and READASBINARY the file. Then when > putting the new file back into ldap I use > jpegPhoto=#toBase64(BinaryImageContent)# which I was told that images > for LDAP were stored in base64 (Let me know if I'm wrong) but it appears > to not work for me. Is there some sort of switch you pass to LDAP when > your code is updating an image attribute to somehow flag it as a binary > attribute? > > I've been looking for an answer and have posted questions on more then > 20 forums and blogs over the past week. You all may have detected that > I am a bit frustrated and desperate :( > > <cffile action="READBINARY" > file="#root#\update\upload\#file.serverfile#" > variable="BinaryImageContent"> > <cfldap action="modify" > DN="#qry_get_one_emp.distinguishedName#" > attributes="jpegPhoto=#toBase64(BinaryImageContent)#" > modifytype="replace" > server="#LDAPServer#" > username="#LDAPUsername#" > password="#LDAPPassword#"> > > Changing this > attributes="jpegPhoto=#toBase64(BinaryImageContent)#" > to this > attributes="jpegPhoto=#BinaryImageContent#" > also errors since it appears that CFLDAP or http does not allow you to > use binary directly in the call. > - - - - - - - > > I'm at a loss and looking for any help possible. I really don't want to > tell my client that ColdFusion can not do this. I'd much rather say > that I didn't know how and the ColdFusion community were able to help > me. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 The most significant release in over 10 years. Upgrade & see new features. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJR Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:273453 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
