Course Objective

After completing this course, a student will be able to:

1. Use Novell's NDS Libraries for C SDK to build a Win32 client-side-only application called OrgBuilder that allows the user to create objects in an NDS tree which describe an imaginary company called "VerySmallCompany."
2. Use Novell's NDS Libraries for C SDK to build a Win32 client-side-only white-pages application called OrgChart that allows users to browse employees in VerySmallCompany.

Course Description

This course takes you through the process of programming a "White Pages" application which accesses Novell's NDS directory services using Novell's traditional client APIs.

The purpose of a "White Pages" application is to allow users to look up information about members of a community, similar to the white-pages in a telephone book. The "White Pages" application developed in this course allows users to browse a company, viewing such employee data as pictures, phone numbers, titles, and so on, obtained from Novell's directory service, NDS.

Estimated Time to
Take this Course

This course takes the average C programmer about 32 hours to complete.

Prerequisites

1. Entry level C programming skills.
2. A basic understanding of directories (classes, objects, attributes, syntaxes, values) For information on this topic, refer to Intro to NDS.
3. The ability to build C-based Win32 applications and DLLs with a development environment.
4. Ability to use ConsoleOne to set up trustee relationships between objects in the directory.
5. A DeveloperNet subscription. (The Electronic Level subscription is free!)

Required Items

1. Novell's NDAP SDK for C and documentation installed. Installs providing NDAP SDKs for C are available free from http://developer.novell.com/ndk/ndslib.htm
2. Novell's ConsoleOne NDS Administration tool is available free along with a DeveloperNet subscription from http://developer.novell.com/ndk/. ConsoleOne is also available from the standard Netware 5 install CD.

Optional Items

None.

Required Setup

1. NetWare Client32 enabled Windows 95 or NT client
2. Network access to at least one NetWare 5 server.

Development Environment

Win32 development environment.

Introduction

The introduction is what you are reading now. The highlighted block in the course graphic at the top of the page denotes this.

Basic Lecture

The "Basic Lectures" describe the pieces of NDS and how they interact. In order to successfully complete the course, you must have a firm understanding of directory concepts.

Basic Exam

Basic Exam (optional).

Application Lectures

The "Application Lectures" describe the application you will develop during the course. In order to successfully complete the course, you must have a firm understanding of the application you are trying to build.

Application Exam

Application Exam (optional).

OrgChart Setup

The "OrgChart Set Up" lesson provides detailed setup instructions that you must perform before you can start building the target application.

Writing OrgChart

The "Writing OrgChart" lessons teach you how to do the programming to authenticate, read attribute values, search, and read stream type attribute values. Upon completion of these lessons you will have developed the first part of the target application.

OrgBuilder Setup

The "OrgBuilder Set Up" lesson provides detailed setup instructions that you must perform before you can start building the target application.

Writing OrgBuilder

The "Writing OrgBuilder" lessons teach you how to code a schema extension, create an NDS object, write "string" type attribute values, and write "stream" type attribute values. This is the second part of the target application.