On 28/6/07 2:46, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a field (18 characters) TimeStamp field that needs to be updated on > an ActiveDirectory Ldap Server. > > I have tried to use Net::LDAP to do so, but when the INT gets converted to > a float (e.g. after 15 digits, etc.) the Update fails. > > So, I created a variable with Math::BigInt, and passed that variable to > the ldap replace, only to receive the following error: > The modify Returncode is 83 > C<Net::LDAP> encountered an error while encoding the request packet that > would > have been sent to the server > > > I have looked on CPAN and can not find mention of not being able to update > an attribute field that has a great deal of digits (18 to be exact). > > If this a known issue? I think you're doing something wrong, as Net::LDAP shouldn't be attempting to interpret any numeric attribute values. It is my guess (not knowing the MAD schema) that a timestamp is transferred in protocol as a string of digit characters and not a BER INTEGER. So what happens if you pass in the timestamp as a string, ie surround it with quote marks? Cheers, Chris
