🚀 go-pugleaf

hi,

'>=' and '<=' are defined in the ldap standards. 
FYI, '>' and '<' (greater than and less than) are not.

Everything in a directory server is treated like a string. so IMHO it
is the ASCII (or Unicode) values that are being compared. That could
be a part of the reason.

I've used Netscape DS and it works correctly as far as string
comparision
filters are concered (using >= ).


HTH

-toohey

note: i've not used python. neither have i used openldap.

Guenther Starnberger <gst@gst.priv.at> wrote in message news:<997618395.583484@newsmaster-04.atnet.at>...
> hello,
> 
> i have a problem using openldap 2.0 and filters (i'm not sure if its 
> openldap specific or not).
> 
> i would like to create a user directory with a field storing the date when 
> the user was last contacted. (i'm going to use seconds since the begin of 
> the epoch because i think that's the easiest solution).
> 
> i made a test schema with one integer field for the seconds, but when i try 
> to search for values greater or less than a specific value, ldap doesn't 
> return anything (no error, but only an empty list).
> 
> my filter expression is: (myFoo>=8129)
> 
> i tested it with python-ldap and a gnome directory browser called gq.
> 
> the python code is:
> res = l.search_s(
>         "ou=editors, o=sysfrog.org",
>         ldap.SCOPE_SUBTREE,
>         "(myFoo=8129)",
>       )
> 
> i have defined the attribute with:
> attributetype ( 1.1.2.1.2 NAME 'myFoo'
>                 DESC 'just a test'
>                 SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.27
>                 SINGLE-VALUE )
> 
> does anybody know what's the reason for this behaviour. i'm new to ldap but 
> afaik it should be possible to search for "greater than" "less than" 
> expressions.
> 
> thanks,
> /gst