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wsh and adsi administrative scripting helped me start out...<br />
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isbn: 0672322501
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wsh and adsi administrative scripting helped me start out...

isbn: 0672322501

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Don't forget csvde. Its already on your DCs and is a powerful tool.
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Don't forget csvde. Its already on your DCs and is a powerful tool.

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I would like to extract information relating to users and computers from active directory in data format. &nbsp;I find the information in Active directory useful for updating fixed asset-computer equipment in Accounting System. &nbsp;However, I am not sure if there a way to extract data out from active directory? &nbsp; &nbsp;Any pointers?
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I would like to extract information relating to users and computers from active directory in data format.  I find the information in Active directory useful for updating fixed asset-computer equipment in Accounting System.  However, I am not sure if there a way to extract data out from active directory?    Any pointers?

Extract data from Active Directory using scrips

Most development for the Microsoft platform is done utilizing the technologies supported by the.NET framework. Other development is done using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) for programs like Access, Excel, Word and Outlook, with PowerShell for scripting, or with SQL for large databases.

Microsoft Development

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.

Active Directory

A web server refers to the software that helps to deliver web content that can be accessed either through the Internet or through an intranet. The primary function of a web server is to store, process and deliver web pages to clients. The communication between client and server takes place using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The most common use of web servers is to host websites, but there are other uses such as gaming, data storage, running enterprise applications, handling email, FTP, etc.