winnt vs ldap using adsi

[shu745]

All,

What's the main difference between using WinNT provider and LDAP provider? For some reason I can't get LDAP to work, so I'm trying to use WinNT. Will this give me access to the same fields? I need to retrieve user information like name, dept, phone, email, etc. Will using WinNT provider allow me to do this?

Thanks so much in advance!

 

[Jpoandl]

The different between the providers is that WinNT can connect to WinNT and AD.

LDAP can only connect to AD.


WinNT will connect to AD but can only see limited information. Your better off using LDAP.

Maybe try this in your script:

Set oDomain=GetObject("LDAP://" & oDSE.Get("DefaultNamingContext"))

It doesn't require that you enter the proper naming context...which is probably the issue you are having..

Joseph L. Poandl
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[shu745]

Will using the GET methods allow me to filter and sort (as opposed to directly querying the source using SQL)? Also, how do I get the oDSE object? (Sorry, I'm new to this whole thing)

 

[tsuji]

Hello shu745,

The oDSE stands for root directory service entry:
set oDSE = getobject("LDAP://RootDSE")

regards - tsuji