Agent to import field into LDAP

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Hi,

I have been looking for an agent which can help me moving some database. The new ST8, using LDAP, is being tested and I would like to use the photos in the business cards. I am able to import the jpegphoto;binary into LDAP by using an LDAP editor but allready got the pictures stored in another DB.

Has anyone ever written an agent, LS, Java etc, which takes a field (here binary) and imports into the LDAP schema?

Or do I have another and easier way to complete this?

Thanks,

Kjeld

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Subject: Agent to import field into LDAP

Hi Kjeld,

Anything here?

http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/nd6forum.nsf/0/5c4bf25f844b9ac785256e4c005998b7?OpenDocument

Excellent links from Ken Lin (IBM)

Lotus Notes/Domino 6 Directory FAQ
For questions about the Domino 6 Directory, including LDAP schema, multiple directories, security, and more, refer to this document maintained by Ken Lin. This FAQ offers a compilation of links to many Domino Directory-related

JYR

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Subject: Agent to import field into LDAP

I have been looking for an agent which can help me moving some database. The new ST8, using LDAP, is being tested and I would like to use the photos in the business cards. I am able to import the jpegphoto;binary into LDAP by using an LDAP editor but allready got the pictures stored in another DB.

Has anyone ever written an agent, LS, Java etc, which takes a field (here binary) and imports into the LDAP schema?

I haven’t written one, but here are two possible approaches …

One way would be to write a Java agent which uses Java’s JNDI/LDAP service provider to talk to the Domino LDAP server. One one side, the agent would read your photo and on the other end it would use JNDI/LDAP to write the photo to the desired Person doc via the Domino LDAP server.

If you have 8.0, you have limited entitlement (basically as long as you use it with Domino I think) to IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator (TDI). Although it’s not a Notes agent, it’s great for moving and transforming data between any two types of places. In this case you would use say a SQL connector for your database and the LDAP connector to talk to the Domino LDAP server. There is a learning curve, but after you overcome that, you could knock off an automated and incremental synchronizer within an hour!

There are some general pointers to both JNDI/LDAP and TDI in the “Domino Directory FAQ” (google it)