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+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+#############################################################################
+# $Id: write.pl,v 1.1 1998/07/24 15:35:52 clayton Exp $
+#
+# The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License
+# Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+# compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+# http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
+#
+# Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+# basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+# The Original Code is PerlDAP. The Initial Developer of the Original
+# Code is Netscape Communications Corp. and Clayton Donley. Portions
+# created by Netscape are Copyright (C) Netscape Communications
+# Corp., portions created by Clayton Donley are Copyright (C) Clayton
+# Donley. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Contributor(s):
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#   testwrite.pl - Test of LDAP Modify Operations in Perl5
+#   Author:  Clayton Donley <donley@cig.mot.com>
+#
+#   This utility is mostly to demonstrate all the write operations
+#   that can be done with LDAP through this PERL5 module.
+#
+#############################################################################
+
+use strict;
+use Mozilla::LDAP::API;
+
+
+# This is the entry we will be adding.  Do not use a pre-existing entry.
+my $ENTRYDN = "cn=Test Guy, o=Motorola, c=US";
+
+# This is the DN and password for an Administrator
+my $ROOTDN = "cn=DSManager,o=Motorola,c=US";
+my $ROOTPW = "";
+
+my $ldap_server = "ilms04.cig.mot.com";
+
+my $ld = ldap_init($ldap_server,LDAP_PORT);
+
+if ($ld == -1)
+{
+   die "Connection to LDAP Server Failed";
+}
+
+if (ldap_simple_bind_s($ld,$ROOTDN,$ROOTPW) != LDAP_SUCCESS)
+{
+   ldap_perror($ld,"bind_s");
+   die;
+}
+
+my %testwrite = (
+	"cn" => "Test User",
+	"sn" => "User",
+        "givenName" => "Test",
+	"telephoneNumber" => "8475551212",
+	"objectClass" => ["top","person","organizationalPerson",
+           "inetOrgPerson"],
+        "mail" => "tuser\@my.org",
+);
+
+if (ldap_add_s($ld,$ENTRYDN,\%testwrite) != LDAP_SUCCESS)
+{
+   ldap_perror($ld,"add_s");
+   die;
+}
+
+print "Entry Added.\n";
+
+
+%testwrite = (
+	"telephoneNumber" => "7085551212",
+        "mail" => {"a",["Test_User\@my.org"]},
+);
+
+if (ldap_modify_s($ld,$ENTRYDN,\%testwrite) != LDAP_SUCCESS)
+{
+   ldap_perror($ld,"modify_s");
+   die;
+}
+
+print "Entry Modified.\n";
+
+#
+# Delete the entry for $ENTRYDN
+#
+if (ldap_delete_s($ld,$ENTRYDN) != LDAP_SUCCESS)
+{
+   ldap_perror($ld,"delete_s");
+   die;
+}
+
+print "Entry Deleted.\n";
+
+# Unbind to LDAP server
+ldap_unbind($ld);
+
+exit;