From dev-return-28567-apmail-directory-dev-archive=directory.apache.org@directory.apache.org Wed Jan 14 06:55:04 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-directory-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 17877 invoked from network); 14 Jan 2009 06:55:03 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.2) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 14 Jan 2009 06:55:03 -0000 Received: (qmail 89047 invoked by uid 500); 14 Jan 2009 06:55:03 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-directory-dev-archive@directory.apache.org Received: (qmail 89002 invoked by uid 500); 14 Jan 2009 06:55:03 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@directory.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: "Apache Directory Developers List" Delivered-To: mailing list dev@directory.apache.org Received: (qmail 88993 invoked by uid 99); 14 Jan 2009 06:55:03 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:55:03 -0800 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.0 required=10.0 tests=SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [69.145.82.195] (HELO skunk.mtbrook.bozemanpass.com) (69.145.82.195) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:54:55 +0000 Received: from [69.145.82.235] (unknown [69.145.82.235]) by skunk.mtbrook.bozemanpass.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B63C8558297 for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:54:34 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <496D8C20.2010107@bozemanpass.com> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:54:24 -0700 From: David Boreham User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Apache Directory Developers List Subject: Re: [LDAP] Mimic RDBMS auto-increment feature in LDAP References: <98d8c0860901130810h505831e7ube244383fcb15a28@mail.gmail.com> <20090113172000.pgr3455uck44gg4c@www.seelmann-it.de> <496D781D.7080908@bozemanpass.com> <496D83F1.5080902@nextury.com> <496D86D1.4080108@bozemanpass.com> <496D8A3D.7070509@nextury.com> In-Reply-To: <496D8A3D.7070509@nextury.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org Emmanuel Lecharny wrote: > The thing is that Pierre-Arnaud is moving away from a RDBMS system ;) > But the applications are using Integers and Longs for IDs... Right, and I'd say either 1) Don't move from the RDBMS, or 2) Change the applications to not expect integers. Do not do 3) : attempt to make the DS behave like the RDBMS.