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Data Source=Active Directory Provider

What I want to do is this.
From a form in MS access, query LDAP to retrieve specific information, based on the a UserID.
I found this code floating around, and I am not sure if I am doing things right.
When I examine differant sets of code I see this:
conn.Open "Data Source=Active Directory Provider;Provider=ADsDSOObject"

Now my question is, what should I be putting between the quotes?
The code goes to it's error routine right after this liine:
Set rs = conn.Execute(sQuery)
which tells me either the sQuery variable is wrong or I am not getting a connection.

If you need to see more of or all the code I will be glad to post it. I am just not sure if I should post all the code here.

Any help would be great.

Thanks
Greg

sirbounty

What are you looking to pull?

Set conn=CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
Set cmd=CreateObject("ADODB.Command")
conn.Provider="ADsDSOObject"
conn.Open "Active Directory Provider"
cmd.ActiveConnection=conn
cmd.CommandText="Select sAMAccountName From 'LDAP://dc=somewhere,dc=com' Where objectCategory='user' And sAMAccountName='" & strUser & "'"
Set rs=cmd.Execute
If Not rs.Eof Then
'reference rs.Fields(0).Value
End If

sirbounty

Hmm - for that to search though, you'll need:
Const SubTree_Scope=2

And add cmd properties of
cmd.Properties("SearchScope"=SubTree_Scope
after the activeconnection is established...

GKnoll

ASKER

Set conn=CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
Set cmd=CreateObject("ADODB.Command")
conn.Provider="ADsDSOObject"
conn.Open "Active Directory Provider"
cmd.ActiveConnection=conn
cmd.CommandText="Select sAMAccountName From 'LDAP://dc=somewhere,dc=com' Where objectCategory='user' And sAMAccountName='" & strUser & "'"
Set rs=cmd.Execute
If Not rs.Eof Then
'reference rs.Fields(0).Value
End If

What I need to know is in the line ==>conn.Open<== am I supposed to have "Active Directory Provider" these words exactly, or am I supposed to put in the informaion to my active directoy provider.
Further, the active directory provider is what? the server it self? ie: mail.company.com?

I am sorry but this LDAP stuf makes me crazy.

Greg

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sirbounty

What was missing?
Just curious why the "B" grade?

GKnoll

ASKER

I understand what I need for the LDAP Info. I gues I am just confused about what specificly follows

conn.open ??????????????

It just doesn't seem to make sense to have the string "Active Directory Provider". Is that how the provider is referenced with the ADsDSOObject ??? If so thats ok. Then my problem is either in the query string or the LDAP info I am using is not quite right.

Thank you for all your help.

I think maybe I just need to study this whole thing some more.