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496 Chapter 23: Managing LDAP Directories
Reviewing the code
The following table describes the code:
Adding and deleting attributes of a directory entry
The following table lists the
cfldap
tag attributes that you must specify to add and delete LDAP
attributes in an entry:
You can add or delete multiple attributes in one statement. To do this, use semicolons to separate
the attributes in the attribute string.
The following example specifies the description and seealso LDAP attributes:
attributes="description=Senior Technical Writer;seealso=writers"
You can change the character that you use to separate values of multivalued attributes in an
attribute string. You can also change the character that separates attributes when a string contains
multiple attributes. For more information, see
“Specifying an attribute that includes a comma or
semicolon” on page 497 .
You can add or delete attributes only if the directory schema defines them as optional for the
entry’s object class.
Code Description
<cfelseif Form.action is "Update">
<cfset attributelist="cn=#Trim
(form.FullName)#;
sn=#Trim(Form.surname)#;
mail=#Trim(Form.email)#;
telephonenumber=#Trim(Form.phone)#">
<cfldap action="modify"
modifytype="replace"
attributes="#attributeList#"
dn="uid=#Trim(Form.UID)#,
ou=People, o=Airius.com"
server=#myServer#
username=#myUserName#
password=#myPassword#>
<cfoutput><h3>Entry for User ID
#Form.UID# has been updated</h3>
</cfoutput>
If the user clicks Update, sets the attribute list
to the form field values and replaces the
attributes for the entry with the specified UID.
Displays a message to indicate that the entry
was updated.
This code replaces
all of the attributes in a
form, without checking whether they are blank.
A more complete example would check for
blank fields and either require entered data or
not include the corresponding attribute in the
attributes
string.
&nbsp
<input type="Submit"
name="action"
value="Update"
tabindex="9"></td>
Defines the Submit button for the update
action.
Action cfldap syntax
Add attribute to entry
dn = " entry dn "
action = "modify"
modifyType = "add"
attributes = "
attribname=attribValue[;...] "
Delete attribute from entry
dn = " entry dn "
action = "modify"
modifyType = "delete"
attributes = "
attribName[;...] "