Setting Up Visual C++ 6.0 for ADSI Development
The Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 development system can be used to develop enterprise applications. To set up your Visual C++ 6.0 environment to develop an ADSI application, perform the following steps:
Setting Up the Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Development Environment
- Point to the include and library directory. Select Tools | Options. Click the Directory tab, and specify the path to the ADSI header files.
- Include the Activeds.h file in your project.
- Add the Activeds.lib and Adsiid.lib files to the linker input for your project.
- Begin programming with ADSI.
Log on to a Windows domain. You must also have permission to modify data in Active Directory. By default, the Administrator has this privilege. To enter this code example:
A Sample Visual C++ Application: Creating a User in a Domain
Start Visual C++ 6.0.
Create a standalone executable project. It can be either an MFC, ATL, or Console Application.
Follow the previous steps to set up your project.
Enter the following code example. Replace the "LDAP://CN=users,DC=fabrikam,DC=com" string with the ADsPath of a container in your domain. You should also replace the user name "jeffsmith" with a user name that is unique in your domain.
#include "stdafx.h" #include "activeds.h" int main(int argc, char* argv[]) { HRESULT hr; IADsContainer *pCont; IDispatch *pDisp=NULL; IADs *pUser; // Initialize COM before calling any ADSI functions or interfaces. CoInitialize(NULL); hr = ADsGetObject( L"LDAP://CN=users,DC=fabrikam,DC=com", IID_IADsContainer, (void**) &pCont ); if ( !SUCCEEDED(hr) ) { return 0; } //----------------- // Create a user //----------------- hr = pCont->Create(CComBSTR("user"), CComBSTR("cn=jeffsmith"), &pDisp ); // Release the container object. pCont->Release(); if ( !SUCCEEDED(hr) ) { return 0; } hr = pDisp->QueryInterface( IID_IADs, (void**) &pUser ); // Release the dispatch interface. pDisp->Release(); if ( !SUCCEEDED(hr) ) { return 0; } // Commit the object data to the directory. pUser->SetInfo(); // Release the object. pUser->Release(); CoUninitialize(); }
Build and run the application. To verify that the user has been created, use the Active Directory Users and Computers management tool.