Appendix B, Gateway Directives Reference 95
Entry-Related Directives
Arguments
attr=attribute-name . Displays the named attribute. Any attribute may be
displayed. The special attribute "dn" is recognized and causes the distinguished
name of the entry to be displayed.
syntax=syntax-type . Displays the attribute as if it were of syntax syntax-type.
If no syntax= argument is given, syntax=cis is assumed. Legal values are
described in Table 7.5.
type=how-to-display. Renders the attribute onscreen in a particular format.
Legal values described in Table 7.6 correspond roughly to HTML form element
names.
Table 7.5 DS_ATTRIBUTE: Display of Syntax Argument
Syntax Type Description Display as
tel display as a telephone number text
dn display as a distinguished name href (a link to an LDAP
entry)
mail display as a mailto: URL href (mailto: URL)
mls display as a multi-line string text
time display as date/time text
cis display as a case-ignore string text
url display as a labeled URL href (URL)
Table 7.6 DS_ATTRIBUTE: Display of Type Argument
Type Argument Display as
text display as text
textarea show as an HTML TEXTAREA
radio show as a radio button
checkbox show as a check box
password show as an HTML password text box (characters are not
echoed)
hidden show values in hidden form fields (Not supported in DS 1.0)
