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 :)