IIRC the binary release that's on there is too old to be supported on recent versions of PostgreSQL. You will need to build it from source, which should be patched with the magic block.
//Magnus David R Robison wrote: > I copied the file to the "lib" directory under the PostgreSQL install > and ran the SQL command: > > CREATE FUNCTION ldap_search(text, text, text, text,text,text) RETURNS > SETOF RECORD AS 'libdblink-ldap.dll', 'pg_ldap_search' LANGUAGE C STABLE; > > it gave me the following error: > > ERROR: incompatible library "C:/Program > Files/PostgreSQL/8.2/lib/libdblink-ldap.dll": missing magic block > SQL state: XX000 > Hint: Extension libraries are required to use the PG_MODULE_MAGIC macro. > > any thoughts? TNX David > > David R Robison wrote: >> Thanks, I found the extension but no documentation on how to install >> it or use it. Can you give me some pointers? TNX David >> >> Magnus Hagander wrote: >>> David R Robison wrote: >>> >>>> I have an LDAP directory that contains contact information and a >>>> PostgreSQL table that has contact names. What I want to do is write a >>>> SELECT that will join the names in the table with the data in the LDAP >>>> directory (such as phone number, e-mail address, etc). Is this possible? >>>> Has anyone done this before? >>>> >>> Take a look at dblink-ldap, available on pgFoundry. It's not exactly >>> polished :-), but it works for a lot of cases. I've used it for doing >>> exactly what you're trying to do here. >>> >>> //Magnus >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> David R Robison >> Open Roads Consulting, Inc. >> 708 S. Battlefield Blvd., Chesapeake, VA 23322 >> phone: (757) 546-3401 >> e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> web: http://openroadsconsulting.com >> blog: http://therobe.blogspot.com >> book: http://www.xulonpress.com/book_detail.php?id=2579 >> >> This e-mail communication (including any attachments) may contain >> confidential and/or privileged material intended solely for the individual >> or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, >> you should immediately stop reading this message and delete it from all >> computers that it resides on. Any unauthorized reading, distribution, >> copying or other use of this communication (or its attachments) is strictly >> prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify >> us immediately. >> >> >> >> > > -- > > David R Robison > Open Roads Consulting, Inc. > 708 S. Battlefield Blvd., Chesapeake, VA 23322 > phone: (757) 546-3401 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > web: http://openroadsconsulting.com > blog: http://therobe.blogspot.com > book: http://www.xulonpress.com/book_detail.php?id=2579 > > This e-mail communication (including any attachments) may contain > confidential and/or privileged material intended solely for the individual or > entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you > should immediately stop reading this message and delete it from all computers > that it resides on. Any unauthorized reading, distribution, copying or other > use of this communication (or its attachments) is strictly prohibited. If > you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately. > > > > > -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
