Re: Possible bug in Net::LDAP::LDIF 0.18

On Dec 24, 2008, at 8:57 AM, Chris Dukes wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm using Net::LDAP and Net::LDAP::LDIF to extract a subset of the  
> data
> from our corporate LDAP server for use in our test LDAP server.
>
> I'm getting a bit of an anomaly when DNs contain UTF 8 characters
> and "encode => 'canonical'" on creating the ldif file for writing.
>
> If there is no UTF8 in the DN the dn: line of the ldif entry looks
> proper... IE
> dn: cn=Tognoni team,ou=metadata,ou=corpgroups,o=corp.com
> When it contains UTF 8 characters, the dn: portion is missing
> CN=Driftsplanlægning Risskov,OU=metadata,OU=corpgroups,O=corp.com

I am not sure I 100% follow what you are trying to describe. Can you  
send
a small ldif file (base64 encoded) the reproduces the issue and a small
example of the code you use to output. If this is a bug then we can  
include
it in the test suite

Graham.

>
>
> The base64 CN is
> cn:: RHJpZnRzcGxhbmzDpmduaW5nIFJpc3Nrb3Y=
>
> For now I'm just going to change the encoding to none or base64.
> However, having the DN multibyte escaped may make the ldif files a bit
> more user friendly.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -- 
> Chris Dukes
> "In cynicism she's about 35" -- Terry Pratchett's "Hog Father"
>