I would find this really surprising too. AFAIK you still can't import LDIF into Excel..
Paul Cotter Microsoft MVP - MIIS 2003 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joe > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 9:42 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Exporting Workstation Information > > > Microsoft has stated that their direction is to move toward LDIF > > formats > rather than CSV formats. > > Anything you can point at to substantiate this comment? > > > > For this reason, LDIFDE has more functionality than CSVDE. > > What specifically? > > > > I agree that people should be familiar with the LDIF format > but if the goal is to get the data into a format to be > imported into some other database or run some basic scripts > across it CSV is far more friendly for those purposes. > > > joe > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rachui, Scott > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 12:59 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Exporting Workstation Information > > One point about using CSVDE is that Microsoft has stated that > their direction is to move toward LDIF formats rather than > CSV formats. This is because LDIF is the standard for > directories, and they're trying to be in compliance with the > larger directory community of which Active Directory is now a part. > > For this reason, LDIFDE has more functionality than CSVDE. I > would highly encourage anyone to become familiar with the > LDIF format, and the LDIFDE tool specifically. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Rutherford, Robert > Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 6:16 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Exporting Workstation Information > > > Csvde does though... > > Rob > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sean Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 05 July 2004 12:10 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Exporting Workstation Information > > > I would reccomend using the ldifde utility. It doesn't put > the data into CSV, but it is in a text file format, and quite > easy to parse. > > You might also want to look at this link: > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support. > microsoft. > com:80/support/kb/articles/Q237/6/77.ASP&NoWebContent=1 > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > =========================================================== Important: This electronic mail message and any attached files contain information intended for the exclusive use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any viewing, copying, disclosure or distribution of this information may be subject to legal restriction or sanction. Please notify the sender, by electronic mail or telephone, of any unintended recipients and delete the original message without making any copies. =========================================================== List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
