The only problem with that is you can't call the same methods from VBScript - which is where I seem to need it the most..
Better brush up on my mAd VB.net skilz... -------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Glenn Corbett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 8:17 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Connection String > > > Pablo, > > here is some code I use in VB.NET to do a similar thing, should be > convertable to C# without much hassle > > strUserName = the fully qualified LDAP path of a user or group, ie > LDAP://CN=GroupName,DC=testdomain,DC=local > > 'Constants required, rest are in the online doco for NameTranslate > Const ADS_NAME_INITTYPE_GC = 3 > Const ADS_NAME_TYPE_1779 = 1 > Const ADS_NAME_TYPE_NT4 = 3 > > Dim Translate As New ActiveDs.NameTranslate > Dim strUser As String > > 'We want to chat to a GC server, any one will do > Translate.Init(ADS_NAME_INITTYPE_GC, "") > 'Pass in the FQDN name of the object > Translate.Set(ADS_NAME_TYPE_1779, Mid(strUserName, 8)) <-- > the call doesnt > like the LDAP:// on the front, so strip it > 'Get back the NT v4 Equivalent > strUser = Translate.Get(ADS_NAME_TYPE_NT4) > Translate = Nothing > > strUser now = the DOMAIN\UserName pair > > You can easily go the other way, ie pass in the > Domain\username pair, and > get back the LDAP path. Its all in the online doco, just do a > search for > NameTranslate > > Very cool actually, was hacking around trying to pull apart > LDAP strings and > massage them myself, this is MUCH easier (and faster) > > HTH > > Glenn > (lucky you asked today, worked out how to to this last night *grin*) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pablo Curello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 9:44 PM > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Connection String > > > That's right, but what if the user Pablo Curello is inside an > organizational > group ? > In that case, the LDAP string should be (for example): > "LDAP://cn=Pablo > Curello, ou=Sales, dc=yourdomain, dc=com". > It doesn´t work with: "LDAP://cn=Pablo Curello, dc=yourdomain, dc=com" > Thanks. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Costanzo, Ray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 2:34 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I believe that you mean DOMAIN\Username, and if so: > > Function GetFullName(sUser) > Dim sUsername, sDomain > sUserInfo = Split(sUser, "\") > sDomain = sUserInfo(0) > sUsername = sUserInfo(1) > Set oUser = GetObject("WinNT://" & sDomain & "/" & sUsername > & ",user") > GetFullName = oUser.Fullname > Set oUser = Nothing > End Function > > That will give you the full name, such as: "Curello\, Pablo" > > And then you can use: > > sFullname = GetFullName("pcurello") > sLDAP = "LDAP://cn="; & sFullname & ",dc=yourdomain,dc=com" > > How you get the dc= part from the oldschool netbios name, I'm not sure > though. And I can't translate this to C for you. :] > > Ray at work > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pablo Curello [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Hello all. > Does anybody know how to transform a user's identity > "DOMAIN/USERNAME" to an > ldap connection string "CN=name, DC=..." ? > I know how to do it in COM (C++) using IADsNameTranslate > interface, but now > I´m using C#. > Thanks. > > > ************************************************************** > ************** > ****************************** > The information contained in this e-mail message is intended > only for the > personal and confidential use > of the recipient(s) named above. Distribution, publication, or > retransmission of this message is strictly > prohibited. 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