Thanks again Michael, I guess that's the question. Can ColdFusion do this now? In 6.1 or 7.0? I think it probably can but I don't know if there is some switch or other that can be passed along with this update that tells LDAP so.
That's the question, can it be done now? I guess it may be the case that I am the only person on planet ColdFusion that has tried to update an image using CFLDAP? UGH! I'll give Damon Cooper a shot. Please folks, don't give up on me. I'm hoping someone is on vacation and will read this when they get back and enlighten me :) Dawson, Michael wrote: > Ah. I gotcha now. You don't want to break convention just for > ColdFusion. > > I'm not sure how else I can help other than "part" of the functionality > is there with the RETURNASBINARY attribute. However, I know of no > corresponding send-type attribute. You should be able to get the image > using ColdFusion, but no way to put an image into the directory. > > You might want to Google Damon Cooper and send him a message asking > about this. They might be able to add this as part of Scorpio. > > M!ke > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vince Collins (NHJobs.com) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 4:13 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: LDAP Anyone? > > 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:273464 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
