Change Log: eDirectory Libraries for C

February 2008

Binaries:

  • Changed the data type of the iterator parameter to accommodate 64-bit platforms.

Doc:

  • Changed the data type of the iteration handle in the Core Services manual.
  • Changed the data type of the iteration handle in the Iterator Services manual.

Sample:

  • No changes

February 2007

Doc:

Added a Novell attribute to activate the login time.

October 2006

Doc:

  • Added an explanation to NWIsDSAuthenticated, indicating that it is obsolete and the functions to call instead. Also added remarks about how the function works on NetWare and Windows.
  • Added a note about NWDSSearch returning 0 is none of the alternate replicas can be contacted.
  • Added that DS_SEARCH_PARTITION works with NDS 8 and later versions.
  • Updated the description of DSI_ENTRY_DN.

March 2006

Doc:

Fixed formatting issues.

October 2005

Binaries:

  • Fixed bug .

Doc:

  • Made minor technical corrections.
  • Transitioned to revised documentation standards.

Sample:

  • No changes

June 2005

Doc:

Updated the Preface section of Novell eDirectory Technical Overview.

March 2005

Binaries:

  • No changes

Doc:

  • Added the syntax for decoding the Octet String for Partition Status attributes.
  • Updated the DirXML-DriverStrartOption value.

Sample:

  • No changes

October 2004

Updated the license.txt file.

June 2004

Fixed defect in the Schema Reference documentation.

February 2004

Rebuilt all downloads to include changes to license.txt and Readme files.

June 2003

Changed LDAP Event System to eDirectory Event System.

March 2003

Updated the documentation. For complete details, see the Revision Histories for NDS Core Services and NDS Schema Reference, respectively.

September 2002

Made the following updates to documentation:

  • Updated NDS Schema Reference and NDS Technical Overview with new schema and features in eDirectory 8.7.
  • Corrected errors in the NDS Event System documentation.

21 June 2002

Removed NLM and NetWare Libraries for C (CLib) software from download and included dependency to CLib.

23 May 2002

Updated software to be in synchronization with new header files and functions in Libraries for C.

5 April 2002

Updated libraries to be in synchronization with Libraries for C.

14 March 2002

Updated libraries to be in synchronization with Libraries for C.

30 November 2001

Made significant changes to software files to be compatible with CodeWarrior PDK 3.

19 September 2001

Moved several MPK functions to header files in the obsolete directories.

September 2001

Updated software for NetWare 6. Added descriptions to graphics in documentation.

February 2001

Reorganized the attribute and class chapters in the Schema Reference, added a new attribute chapter for LDAP operation attributes, and fixed the Time syntax in documentation.

September 2000

Added information about NDS costing functions.

July 2000

Made technical corrections to the documentation.

May 2000

Added LDAP names and OIDs to the syntax definitions in the NDS Schema Reference.

March 2000

Added indexes for LDAP names and OIDs to the NDS Schema Reference.

January 2000

Added two new functions, NWDSMutateObject and NWDSAuthenticateConnEx.

November 1999

Added new sample code and fixed bugs. Added LDAP attribute and class definition information to the NDS Schema Reference and modified the NDS Technical Overview to include LDAP information.

September 1999

Added documentation about the Asn1ID_T structure to explain which NDS versions expect BER-encoded ASN.1 IDs or OIDs. Added documentation to explain adding an auxiliary class to an existing object in an NDS tree.

July 1999

Updated a number of functions with maintenance fixes. Moved obsolete functions into an obsolete directory. The obsolete function prototypes can still be accessed by defining INCLUDE_OBSOLETE. Added debug XPlat libraries for the NLM platform.

Updated the documentation. Added new classes and attributes for NDS 8 LDAP to NDS Schema Reference. Added new flags and removed obsolete functions to NDS Core Services.

April 1999

Added NDS 8 APIs. Maintenance updates to a number of functions. New version of makeinit.exe in the /tools directory.

January 25, 1999

Documentation updated. Viewable and downloadable sample code now available this release. Now a standalone install. Previously, installed with five other Novell Developer Kit components.

September 16, 1998

New NDS features in NetWare 5 and modifications to the following features:

  • Inheritance of NDS rights
  • NDS Schema
  • NDS Event Services
  • Replica and schema synchronization
  • Distributed reference links

Documentation was updated to include new NetWare 5 information. New ping, event, and read attribute information functions were also added.