Advanced VBScript for Microsoft® Windows® Administrators

Chapter 9. Using ADO and ADSI Together

In this chapter:

Understanding the ADSI Provider for ADO

Connecting to ADSI by Using ADO

Treating Active Directory as a Database

Writing ADSI Queries to Retrieve Information

Writing ADSI Queries to Make Changes

Viewing ADO and ADSI in Action

Summary

Microsoft’s database access technology, ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), can be used to efficiently work with Active Directory. We’ll explore how this integration of database and directory works, and how it can provide some great capabilities to your scripts. Although it might seem strange to have two completely different means—ADO and Active Directory Services Interface (ADSI)—to work with Active Directory, you’ll find that ADO has its own strengths and weaknesses, making ...