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NNS ADix - How to...Import or Export Pictures |
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This topic describes how to import or export
pictures with NNS ADix.
Pictures can be stored in Active Directory using the following attributes:
| Attribute | Implementations | ADS Type | Size |
| thumbnailPhoto | Windows Server 2000 and higher | ADSTYPE_OCTET_STRING, single-valued | 0-102400 bytes |
| thumbnailLogo | Windows Server 2000 and higher | ADSTYPE_OCTET_STRING, single-valued | 0-32767 bytes |
| jpegPhoto | Windows Server 2003 and higher | ADSTYPE_OCTET_STRING, multi-valued | unlimited |
| photo | Windows Server 2003 and higher | ADSTYPE_OCTET_STRING, multi-valued | unlimited |
Various applications can use these attributes to display or store pictures.
Note:
For example Outlook
2010 uses the attribute thumbnailPhoto to display a thumbnail photo of
a recipient in
the Address Book/GAL.
Import or Export Pictures
With NNS ADix we provide a way to conveniently
import or export pictures.
The following table contains a list of the auxiliary attributes used for
picture export/import:
| Attribute | Export Behavior | Import Behavior |
| adixThumbnailPhoto |
A thumbnail photo stored as octet string. Converts the octet string stored in the Active Directory attribute thumbnailPhoto to the JPEG-format and saves the JPEG-file to the export path used for the current export operation. The file will be called [name]_thumbnailPhoto.jpg. |
The full
path to a picture-file. Converts the picture-file to an octet string and saves this octet string to the Active Directory attribute thumbnailPhoto. |
| adixThumbnailLogo |
A thumbnail logo stored as octet string. Converts the octet string stored in the Active Directory attribute thumbnailLogo to the JPEG-format and saves the JPEG-file to the export path used for the current export operation. The file will be called [name]_thumbnailLogo.jpg. |
The full
path to a JPEG-file. Converts the picture-file to an octet string and saves this octet string to the Active Directory attribute thumbnailLogo. |
| adixJpegPhoto |
Photos stored as octet strings. Converts the octet strings stored in the Active Directory attribute jpegPhoto to the JPEG-format and saves the JPEG-file to the export path used for the current export operation. The file will be called [name]_jpegPhoto[n].jpg. |
The full
path to one or more picture-files. Converts the picture-files to octet strings and saves this octet strings to the Active Directory attribute jpegPhoto. |
| adixPhoto |
Photos stored as octet strings. Converts the octet strings stored in the Active Directory attribute Photo to the JPEG-format and saves the JPEG-file to the export path used for the current export operation. The file will be called [name]_Photo[n].jpg. |
The full
path to one or more picture-files. Converts the picture-files to octet strings and saves this octet strings to the Active Directory attribute Photo. |
Simply use the attributes mentioned above to import or export pictures.
Note:
We support the
import of JPEG-, PNG- or GIF-formatted pictures. The format used for picture
export is always JPEG.
Note:
You can also import
or export pictures using the Active Directory attributes directly, but using
these attributes means to use or to get
octet strings. Using the auxiliary attributes enables you to
use or to get JPEG-files which is more convenient.
Example:
The following example imports a thumbnail photo based on the file 'c:\data\j.doe.jpg' for an user named 'j.doe':
path;adixThumbnailPhoto
LDAP://cn=j.doe,cn=users,dc=dom,dc=com;c:\data\j.doe.jpg
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