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Re: Open Directory API nameing convention

Open Directory and DirectoryService are the same framework. All the documentation has
been changed from the name "DirectoryService" to "Open Directory" but the API
functions etc.. still have the same ds* prefix. I was just inquireing about the future
of its API's nameing convention.

-Justin

> Justin,
>
> I'm not clear on what you are talking about. Open Directory is Apple's
> LDAP implementation, there should be no framework for it. Even if there
> is, you probably would still want to use the DS framework because...
>
> DirectoryServices is the framework used to contact different directories
> (AD, LDAP, NIS, etc).
>
> Adhamh
>
> justin wrote:
>
>>Just out of pure curiosity...
>>
>>Since the Open Directory framework's name was changed from DirectoryServices, is
>> there
>>any plans to change the function and constant name prefixes?? i.e. from ds* to od*
>>
>>Not that I would want them to change but would like to know for forward
>> compatability.
>>
>>-Justin Hannus
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 >Open Directory API nameing convention (From: "justin" <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Open Directory API nameing convention (From: Adhamh Findlay <email@hidden>)



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