EDK Query By User Name

Question

Hi There,
I'm trying to use the EDK to query by a user's name, but I"m having a bit of trouble.
In C#, I can use the code below to successfully query for a user(s) by ID. For example, here I want all users with user ID above 200:
RemoteSession = RemoteSessionFactory.GetTokenContext(PortletRequest.GetRemoteAPIEndpoint(),PortletRequest.GetLoginToken());
UserObjectManager = RemoteSession.GetObjectManager(ObjectClass.User);
int iFolderID = 0; /// 1 is the admin root folder, 0 sets all folders?
int iStartRow = 0;
int iMaxRows = 10;
int iMinObjectID = 200; // this is where non-standard plumtree users
ObjectProperty sortProperty = UserProperty.Name;
bool ascending = true;
ObjectProperty[] ReturnProps = new ObjectProperty[] { UserProperty.ObjectID, UserProperty.Name };
QueryFilter filter1 = new IntQueryFilter(UserProperty.ObjectID, Operator.GreaterThan , iMinObjectID -1);
QueryFilter[] filters = new QueryFilter[] { filter1 };
UserObjectQueryResults = UserObjectManager.QueryObjects(iFolderID, iStartRow, iMaxRows, sortProperty, ascending, ReturnProps, filters);
However, when I use as my filter the following:
string sNameToSearch = "karen";
QueryFilter filter1 = new StringQueryFilter(UserProperty.Name, Operator.LessThan, sNameToSearch);
I get all sorts of erros, depending on the Operator used (i've tried all of them). Most of the operators (like LessThan, EQUAL, Greaterthanorequal, etc) error that they require anything but "empty or a BSTR" (ie they dont take a string). The Operator "IN" says that it needs a 1D SAFEARRAY. However, in .NET, the function asks for a string, which is what I am providing.
Any help / suggestions you could provide would be great?
Also, can you confirm that the new EDK will be out in January? Do you have a date yet? Also, is it true that you will be able to query for user profile information (of other users, not just the current user) at that time?Thanks!Karen

Answer 1

Hi Karen/John,
To query for a specific username, you can use a StringQueryFilter, specifying the property as ObjectProperty.Name (or UserProperty.SimpleName etc), the operator as Operator.Equals, and the username as the operand. This will match the specific user with the supplied name.
Unfortunately if you are attempting to match a substring within the Name, this is not possible with the current EDK. The In operator operates on arrays (as you have seen), you need a Contains operator to match substrings, which will be available in the new EDK.
We do not have a concrete date set for the new EDK release (mainly due to dependencies on other produces, such as portal 5.0.2), but we are expecting it to be release at the end of January.
Jonathan