Modify object v2 (Perl)

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# ---------------------------------------------------------------
# Adapted from VBScript code contained in the book:
#      "Active Directory Cookbook" by Robbie Allen
# Publisher: O'Reilly and Associates
# ISBN: 0-596-00466-4
# Book web site: http://rallenhome.com/books/adcookbook/code.html
# ---------------------------------------------------------------
use Win32::OLE;
$Win32::OLE::Warn = 3;

my $strObjectDN = "cn=jsmith,cn=users,dc=rallencorp,dc=com";

my $ADS_PROPERTY_CLEAR  = 1;
my $ADS_PROPERTY_UPDATE = 2;
my $ADS_PROPERTY_APPEND = 3;
my $ADS_PROPERTY_DELETE = 4;

my $objUser = Win32::OLE->GetObject("LDAP://" . $strObjectDN);

# Add/Append two values
$objUser->PutEx($ADS_PROPERTY_APPEND, "otherTelephone", ["555-1212", "555-1213"] );
$objUser->SetInfo;
# Now otherTelephoneNumber = 555-1212, 555-1213

# Delete one of the values
$objUser->PutEx($ADS_PROPERTY_DELETE, "otherTelephone", ["555-1213"]);
$objUser->SetInfo;
# Now otherTelephoneNumber = 555-1212

# Change values
$objUser->PutEx($ADS_PROPERTY_UPDATE, "otherTelephone", ["555-1214"]);
$objUser->SetInfo;
# Now otherTelephoneNumber = 555-1214

# Clear all values
$objUser->PutEx($ADS_PROPERTY_CLEAR, "otherTelephone",  []);
$objUser->SetInfo;
# Now otherTelephoneNumber = <empty>

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