LDAP Component [IP*Works! V8]
Properties
Methods
Events
Configuration Settings
The LDAP Component is used to communicate with LDAP Directory Servers
using the LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access) protocol.
NOTE: What follows is a very short description of the component interfaces.
For more information, please consult the help files that come with the respective package.
Remarks
The LDAP Component implements a standard LDAP client as specified
in RFC 1777, 2251, and other LDAP RFCs. Support for both LDAP v2 and v3 is provided.
The first step in using the component is specifying the ServerName,
a DN (Distinguished Name) to bind as, and optionally a Password.
Then you can call one or more of the component methods to act
upon the server. Server responses are normally received through the
Result event. The only exceptions are search requests which result in
one or more SearchResult events, followed by a final SearchComplete
event.
Attributes are set and returned through the Attributes properties
. Other command arguments are specified
through other properties. These are specified in detail in each method.
Search filters are to be specified as string arguments to the Search method.
The format must be a standard LDAP search string as specified in
RFC 1558. Other search attributes are set in properties such as
SearchScope, SearchTimeLimit, SearchSizeLimit, SearchReturnValues,
and SearchDerefAliases.
The component operates synchronously by default (waits for a response before
returning control to the caller), however, the component may also operate
asynchronously (return control immediately), by setting Timeout to 0.
Please refer to the Timeout property for more information.
Property List
The following is the full list of the properties of the component with short
descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
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| AcceptData | Enables or disables data reception from the server. |
| AttrCount | The number of records in the Attr arrays. |
| AttrType | Attribute type for the current entry. |
| AttrModOp | An operation to apply on attributes during an LDAP modify operation. |
| AttrValue | Attribute value for the current entry. |
| Connected | Shows whether the component is connected. |
| DeleteOldRDN | Controls whether the old RDN (Relative Distinguished Name) should be deleted. |
| DN | The Distinguished Name used as the base for LDAP operations. |
| FirewallAutoDetect | This property tells the component whether or not to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available. |
| FirewallType | This property determines the type of firewall to connect through. |
| FirewallHost | This property contains the name or IP address of firewall (optional). |
| FirewallPassword | This property contains a password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall. |
| FirewallPort | This property contains the TCP port for the firewall Host . |
| FirewallUser | This property contains a user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall. |
| Idle | The current status of the component. |
| LDAPVersion | The version of LDAP used. |
| LocalHost | The name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted. |
| MessageId | The message identifier for the next LDAP request. |
| PageSize | The maximum number of results per page for the Search method. |
| Password | The password used to authenticate to the LDAP server. |
| ReferenceCount | The number of records in the Reference arrays. |
| ReferenceURL | The url of the LDAP reference. |
| ResultCode | The result code returned in the last server response. |
| ResultDescription | The descriptive text returned in the last server response (if any). |
| ResultDN | The Distinguished Name returned in the last server response (if any). |
| SearchDerefAliases | Controls alias dereferencing during searching. |
| SearchReturnValues | Controls whether the search operation returns values of attributes, or only types. |
| SearchScope | Controls the scope of LDAP search operations. |
| SearchSizeLimit | Maximum number of entries that can be returned by the next search operation. |
| SearchTimeLimit | A time limit for the next search operation (in seconds). |
| ServerName | The name or address of the LDAP server. |
| ServerPort | The server port for the LDAP connection (default is 389). |
| SortAttributes | A string of attribute names to sort on with optional relative matching rules. |
| Timeout | A timeout for the component. |
Method List
The following is the full list of the methods of the component with short
descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
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| Abandon | Asks the server to abandon a request. |
| Add | Adds an entry specified by DN to the directory server using the type and value attributes defined in the Attributes properties. |
| Attr | Returns the value of the specified LDAP attribute. |
| Bind | Connects and binds to the directory server. |
| Compare | Compares attributes and values with those of the entry specified by DN. |
| Config | Sets or retrieves a configuration setting. |
| CopyToDN | Performs an LDAP 'modify' operation on the entry specified by DN by duplicating it. |
| Delete | Deletes an entry specified by DN from the directory server. |
| DoEvents | Processes events from the internal message queue. |
| ExtendedRequest | Performs an LDAP V3 Extended Operation. |
| Interrupt | Interrupt the current method. |
| Modify | Performs an LDAP 'modify' operation on the entry specified by DN. |
| ModifyRDN | Performs an LDAP 'modify RDN' operation an entry specified by DN. |
| MoveToDN | Performs an LDAP 'modify' operation on the entry specified by DN by changing its superior. |
| Search | Searches the directory server using the base object specified in DN and the search filter SearchFilter. |
| Unbind | Unbinds from the directory server. |
Event List
The following is the full list of the events fired by the component with short
descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
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| Connected | Fired immediately after a connection completes (or fails). |
| ConnectionStatus | Fired to indicate changes in connection state. |
| Disconnected | Fired when a connection is closed. |
| Error | Information about errors during data delivery. |
| ExtendedResponse | Fired for LDAP V3 Extended Responses. |
| Result | Fired for every server response, except search responses. |
| SearchComplete | Fired upon completion of a search operation. |
| SearchPage | Fired for every page returned from a search operation. |
| SearchResult | Fired for every entry returned from a search operation. |
| SearchResultReference | Fired for every result reference returned from a search operation. |
Configuration Settings
The following is a list of configuration settings for the component with short
descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
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| MaxAttributes | Instructs component to save the amount of attributes specified that are returned by the server. |
| SingleResultMode | Determines how ResultDN behaves. |
| UseIPv6 | Whether or not to use IPv6. |
| MaxLineLength | The maximum amount of data to accumulate when no EOL is found. |
| FirewallAutoDetect | Tells the component whether or not to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available. |
| FirewallHost | Name or IP address of firewall (optional). |
| FirewallListener | If true, the component binds to a SOCKS firewall as a server (IPPort only). |
| FirewallPassword | Password to be used if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall. |
| FirewallPort | The TCP port for the FirewallHost;. |
| FirewallUser | A user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall. |
| FirewallType | Determines the type of firewall to connect through. |
| TcpNoDelay | Whether or not to delay when sending packets. |
| AbsoluteTimeout | Determines whether timeouts are inactivity timeouts or absolute timeouts. |
| FirewallData | Used to send extra data to the firewall. |
| InBufferSize | The size in bytes of the incoming queue of the socket. |
| OutBufferSize | The size in bytes of the outgoing queue of the socket. |
| CodePage | The system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations. |
