FTAM/9000 Programmer's Guide

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HP FTAM/9000 Data Structures
Directory Services Data Structures
Dir_ava
typedef struct Dir_ava /* Attribute Value assertions */
{
struct Object_id attr_id;
struct Octet_string attr_value;
struct Object_id syntax_id; /* for future use */
} Dir_ava;
Dir_ava is the final embedded structure in the Ae_dir_name structure
that defines the directory distinguished name (Figure 3-5).
Each Dir_ava contains the following fields: attr_id (e.g., country),
attr_value (e.g., USA), and syntax_id (reserved for future ISO
extensions).
Figure 3-5 Dir_ava Structure
Dir_ava
length
element
length
pointer
length
element
Number of the
Directory Entry
Name of the
Directory Entry
Future ISO Use
attr_id
attr_value
syntax_id