Re: deleting values from multivalued attribute

[Emmanuel Lecharny <elecharny@gmail.com>]

On 3/25/11 5:27 PM, Hugo Monteiro wrote:
> > > I wonder if it's also possible to use the same approach but for 
> > > value modification. In brief evaluation, my guess is no, since the 
> > > ldif syntax doesn't provide any way to distinct between the value to 
> > > be replaced and the one to replace with.
> >
> > I don't understand your question. The 'modify' operation applied on 
> > an AT allows you to do whatever you want, assuming you give it the 
> > right operation to apply. 'replace' will discard all the values and 
> > replace them by the new values. Otherwise, 'delete' deletes some 
> > specific values, and 'add' adds the ones you provide.
> >
> > Isn't it enough ?
>
>
>
> Aye, i understand it can be done through delete/add. My wondering was 
> about the possibility to perform the change using a single operation.

It *is* a single operation. It's the Modify operation, and it's 
guaranteed to be executed as an atomic operation. Everything else is 
pure semantic.


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