class ActiveLdap::Ldif::Scanner

def position
  sub_scanner_string = @sub_scanner.string
  if sub_scanner_string.respond_to?(:bytesize)
    sub_scanner_string_size = sub_scanner_string.bytesize
  else
    sub_scanner_string_size = sub_scanner_string.size
  end
  @scanner.pos - (sub_scanner_string_size - @sub_scanner.pos)
end