Re: the parent of a result.

[Emmanuel Lecharny <elecharny@gmail.com>]

On 2/22/10 7:37 PM, Mihamina Rakotomandimby wrote:
> Manao ahoana, Hello, Bonjour,
>
> I look for the way to search for the parent of the matched target.
> FOr example, let's image a forum, with multiple topics
>
> - boys
> - girls
> - dogs
>
> Each topic has comments (for simplicit let's make them flat)
>
> - boys
>   - comment 234
>   - comment 65
> - girls
>   - comment 659
>   - comment 4
> - dogs
>   - comment 351
>   - comment 323
>
> Comments ID are unique.
> I perform a search:
>     ldapsearch (...) commentId=659
>
> The only way to have the parent (girls) is for me to parse the
> resulting "dn" of that search, splitting it by ",". Bad&  Dirty.
>
> How (which argument/option) to get the parent of commentId=659?
>    
I don't know which language or API you are using, but if it does not 
provide a way to manipulate a DN, then you'd better think abot using 
another one.

You can also search starting from the parent (boys, girls, dogs) using a 
filter like (commentId=659) and a scope ONE, you will then have the 
exact DN having this comment, but that means you will do three searches. 
Not sure that's less ugly :/

Last ugly solution : store the parent's DN in your comment. Yuk...

Ok, then back to the API : find a good one ;)
> Misaotra, Thanks, Merci.
>    
de rien :)


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Cordialement,
Emmanuel Lécharny
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