Richard Megginson wrote: > > If you're using perl, I suggest using either perldap or Net::LDAP - they > both have LDIF parsers that handle this nicely. If you're using python, > I think python-ldap also handles this. If you're using sh, see below. Many thanks to all who replied on this. A quick modification using the Net::LDAP fixed all. I will also get ahold of the 2849 rfc for future reference. > >> >> Interesting also is that db2ldif produces the same behavior. >> >> Ideas on what I could do to get the value retruned back on one line? > > I'm not sure if /usr/bin/ldapsearch supports this, but I checked the /usr/bin/ldapsearch and it does not support the -T. Interestingly it doesn't fail on bad switch / parameter but it yields kinda unpredictable behavior. Kinda like getopts in perl with an unexpected parameter. Thanks again. > /opt/fedora-ds/shared/bin/ldapsearch has the -T option: > -T don't fold (wrap) long lines (default is to fold) > >> -- Jim Summers School of Computer Science-University of Oklahoma -------------------------------------------------
