DirectoryServices - where are the OrganizationalUnits and SBS contacts?

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This code works, but I'm totally new to Active Directory, so the code didn't
do what I expected/wanted.

What I want is to walk the Active Directory on a Small Business Server 2000
box, writing out each Organizational-Unit, User, Group, Distribution List,
and Contact.

Of course I can see with eyeballs all the Organizational-Units, Users,
Groups, Distribution Lists, and Contacts using the SBS2000 Administration
Console app.

And the Code below does get 2 of the 5 categories I need: it gets Users and
Groups.

But can anyone clue me in, point to sample code, etc, on how to get
DirectoryServices (or some other facility?) to cough up the
Organizational-Units, Distribution Lists, and Contacts?

thanks!

Dim sPath As String = "WinNT://SMALLBUSINESS.local"
FileOpen(3, "C:\enum.txt", OpenMode.Output)
Dim deDomain As DirectoryEntry = New DirectoryEntry(sPath,
"SMALLBUSINESS\Administrator", "NoShowInPost")
Dim deThings As DirectoryEntries = deDomain.Children

PrintLine(3, "Things-----")
For Each deThing As DirectoryEntry In deThings
PrintLine(3, deThing.Name & ", " & deThing.SchemaClassName)
PrintLine(3, " Children-----")
Dim deThingChildren As DirectoryEntries = deThing.Children
For Each deThingChild As DirectoryEntry In deThingChildren
PrintLine(3, " " & deThingChild.Name & ", " &
deThingChild.SchemaClassName)
Next deThingChild
Next deThing
FileClose(3)

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BDRR82 said:
This code works, but I'm totally new to Active Directory, so the code
didn't
do what I expected/wanted.

What I want is to walk the Active Directory on a Small Business Server
2000
box, writing out each Organizational-Unit, User, Group, Distribution List,
and Contact.
Click to expand...

You should use the LDAP provider, don't use WinNT as provider, this one is
for downlevel domains not for Active Directory domains.

WIlly.
 
But can anyone clue me in, point to sample code, etc, on how to get
DirectoryServices (or some other facility?) to cough up the
Organizational-Units, Distribution Lists, and Contacts?
Click to expand...

You could have a look at my open-source, freeware C# ADSI Browser
called "BeaverTail" here:

http://adsi.mvps.org/adsi/CSharp/beavertail.html

You can download the app and the full C# source from that page. Shows
you how to use some of System.DirectoryServices features in your own
app.

Marc

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Marc Scheuner May The Source Be With You!
Bern, Switzerland m.scheuner(at)inova.ch
 
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