Re: Problem while inserting binary data....

["Dieter Kluenter" <dieter@dkluenter.de>]

ashish mahamuni <ashitpro@yahoo.co.in> writes:

> --- On Sat, 28/6/08, Dieter Kluenter <dieter@dkluenter.de> wrote:
>
>> From: Dieter Kluenter <dieter@dkluenter.de>
>> Subject: Re: Problem while inserting binary data....
>> To: openldap-technical@openldap.org
>> Date: Saturday, 28 June, 2008, 1:03 PM
>> ashish mahamuni <ashitpro@yahoo.co.in> writes:
>> 
>> > I've define my own schema(couple of classes and
>> attributes)....
>> > it looks like below...
>> >
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > attributetype ( 2.5.4.73
>> >         NAME 'epType'
>> >         SUP name )
>> >
>> > attributetype ( 2.5.4.74
>> >         NAME 'agencyIcon'
>> >         SUP jpegPhoto )
>> >
>> [...]
>> >
>> > I want to store icon file in agencyIcon attribute...
>> > So I added below line for agencyIcon in ldif file
>> .........
>> >
>> > agencyIcon;binary: < file:///root/jbuilder.ico
>> >
>> >
>> > When I execute command:
>> >
>> > slapadd -l init.ldif
>> >
>> > I get error as.....
>> >
>> > <= str2entry: str2ad(version): attribute type
>> undefined
>> > slapadd: could not parse entry (line=8)
>> >
>> > When I use ldapadd/ldapmodify I get following error
>> >
>> > ldap_add: Undefined attribute type (17)
>> >  additional info: agencyIcon;binary: option
>> "binary" not supported with type
>> 
>> Your attribute type agencyIcon inherites syntax from
>> attribute type
>> jpegPhoto, thus the binary extension is invalid.
>
> I also tried using following syntax for my attribute, instead of inheriting from jpegPhoto....But I got same error...
>
> SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.5
>
> Is this syntax right for my attribute?

This depends of the datatype of your icon, see RFC 4517,3.3 on more
information on  sytaxes.

-Dieter

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