More importantly - I like to be able to read someone ELSE's code and understand it.
My last perl hacking was updating a firewall parsing routine. The reg ex that was used was thoroughly inconceivable for the first 20 minutes. -------------------------------------------------------------- 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 9:38 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Connection String > > > HAHAHA....Perl > > I like to be able to read my code and understand it again in > 6 months :) > > Glenn > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robbie Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 11:14 PM > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Connection String > > > > > Come over to the 'Dark Side' with VB.NET.....its nice and > > > warm here *looks at the fires of hell*. > > > > Come on guys, why go to VB.NET when you can get most of the > benefits of a > > compiled language and a whole lot more in a lot fewer lines > with Perl! > > > > muaahh...Muaahh...MUUAAAHH.... > > > > :-) > > > > Robbie Allen > > http://www.rallenhome.com/ > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Glenn Corbett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 8:54 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Connection String > > > > > > > > > Roger, > > > > > > You should be able to convert the Primary Windows NT > Account into a > > > Domain\Username pair....I did do it some time ago (yeah, > it was Ex 5.5 > > > timeframe too)....I'll have a dig around (from memory it was using > > > LookupAccountSID *shudder*) > > > > > > If your UPN in 2k and Exchange email address use the same > format (ie > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]), you could cheat a bit, and use the > > > UPN conversion > > > type code: > > > > > > ADS_NAME_TYPE_USER_PRINCIPAL_NAME = 9 > > > User principal name format. For example, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > *shrug* might be worth a stab. > > > > > > not sure about mixing NT v4 and 2k servers in the call, I > > > don't think it > > > would work too well (may require AD). > > > > > > Come over to the 'Dark Side' with VB.NET.....its nice and > > > warm here *looks at the fires of hell*. > > > > > > G. > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Roger Seielstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 10:42 PM > > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Connection String > > > > > > > > > > Cool.... Might be able to stay away from a compiler for > another 3 > > > months... > > > > > > > > I know what it was that didn't work - VBScript can't > handle the way > > > Exchange > > > > 5.5[1] returns the Primary Windows NT Account attribute - > > > it comes back as > > > a > > > > string octet (I think). The VB examples all included the > > > same contstant > > > > defs, so I was thinking it was the same thing I looked at a > > > month or two > > > > ago. > > > > > > > > Now I'm wondering if I can just direct translate using the > > > syntax below... > > > > I'll have to try that later... > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP > > > > Sr. Systems Administrator > > > > Inovis Inc. > > > > > > > > [1] Yeah, I'm still running it > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Glenn Corbett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 8:36 AM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Connection String > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From the online help about NameTranslate, VBScript Example > > > > > (havent tried it, > > > > > but looks like it should work) > > > > > > > > > > Dim nto > > > > > const ADS_NAME_INITTYPE_SERVER = 2 > > > > > const ADS_NAME_TYPE_1779 = 1 > > > > > const ADS_NAME_TYPE_NT4 = 3 > > > > > > > > > > server = "aDsServer" > > > > > user = "jeffsmith" > > > > > dom = "Fabrikam" > > > > > passwd = "top secret" > > > > > dn = "CN=jeffsmith,CN=Users,DC=Fabrikam,DC=COM" > > > > > > > > > > Set nto = Server.CreateObject("NameTranslate") > > > > > nto.InitEx ADS_NAME_INITTYPE_SERVER, server, user, > dom, passwd > > > > > nto.Set ADS_NAME_TYPE_1779, dn > > > > > result = nto.Get(ADS_NAME_TYPE_NT4) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Roger Seielstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 10:31 PM > > > > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Connection String > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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. 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