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LDAPS_ATTRVALUE

Retrieves an attribute value.

Syntax

CALL LDAPS_ATTRVALUE(sHandle, entryIndex, attributeIndex, valueIndex, value, rc);
sHandle
Numeric, input.
Specifies the search handle returned by the LDAPS_SEARCH CALL routine. The search handle identifies the entry list returned in the search.

entryIndex
Numeric, input.
Specifies an index into the entry list. This index is 1-based.

attributeIndex
Numeric, input.
Specifies an index into the attribute list for the specified entry.

valueIndex
Numeric, input.
Specifies an index into the list of attribute values.

value
Character, output.
Returns the value of the specified attribute.

rc
Numeric, output.
Receives a return code that indicates success or failure.

Examples

The following example prints to the SAS log the names and values of all attributes in all entries in a given LDAP directory.

call ldaps_search(lhandle, sHandle, filter, attribs, numEntries, rc);
   do entryIndex = 1 to numEntries;

   numAttributes = 0;
   entryName='';

   /* retrieve entry indexed by integer entryIndex */
   call ldaps_entry(sHandle, entryIndex, entryName, numAttributes, rc);
   put 'Entry name is ' entryName;
   put 'Number of attributes returned is ' numAttributes;

   do attrIndex = 1 to numAttributes;
   call ldaps_attrname(sHandle, entryIndex, attrIndex, attribName, 
                       numValues, rc);
     put 'Attribute name is ' attribName;
     put 'Number of values for this attribute is ' numValues;

     do attrValueIndex = 1 to numValues;
       value='';
       call LDAPS_ATTRVALUE
              (sHandle, entryIndex, attrindex, attrValueIndex, value,
           rc); 
           put "Attribute value is" value;
     end;
  end;
end;

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