How to create multiple contacts in AD using scripts

You can do this easily with csvde.exe and a csv file.  See the link below for detailed info.  If you need further help just post here and I will be happy to assist.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc787549(WS.10).aspx

To get the field names just use csvde to export a contact from AD and look at which filed names you want to fill.  to export all contacts from the OU "Contacts" in the domain mydomain.local and save them to c:\output.csv you would use the following.

csvde.exe -e -d "ou=Contacts,DC=mydomain,DC=local" -r "(objectclass=contact") -f c:\output.csv

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I had a double quote in the wrong place, correct command for export is below.  Also, csvde was specifically designed by microsoft to do this task.

csvde.exe -e -d "ou=Contacts,DC=mydomain,DC=local" -r "(objectclass=contact)" -f c:\output.csv

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Ugh, I'm so sorry, don't use the -e switch; I'm trying to answer you and do something else at the same time and failing at both...

csvde.exe -d "ou=Contacts,DC=mydomain,DC=local" -r "(objectclass=contact)" -f c:\output.csv

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Thanks Team