Getting Started with Scripting for ADSI
Scripting is useful for system administrators who want to create batch scripts for frequently used tasks.
To start scripting with ADSI, you must have a computer that runs Windows or be logged on to a domain that contains data for computer accounts in the directory.
A Simple Scripting Sample: Finding Names and Locations of Computer Accounts
Create a new text file using a text editor. The following code example shows how to find names and locations of computer accounts.
'---------------------------------------------------------------
' Returns the name and location for all the computer accounts in
' Active Directory.
'---------------------------------------------------------------
Const ADS_SCOPE_SUBTREE = 2
Set objConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
Set objCommand = CreateObject("ADODB.Command")
objConnection.Provider = "ADsDSOObject"
objConnection.Open "Active Directory Provider"
Set objCommand.ActiveConnection = objConnection
objCommand.CommandText = "Select Name, Location from 'LDAP://DC=fabrikam,DC=com' " & "where objectClass='computer'"
objCommand.Properties("Page Size") = 1000
objCommand.Properties("Timeout") = 30
objCommand.Properties("Searchscope") = ADS_SCOPE_SUBTREE
objCommand.Properties("Cache Results") = False
Set objRecordSet = objCommand.Execute
objRecordSet.MoveFirst
Do Until objRecordSet.EOF
Wscript.Echo "Computer Name: " & objRecordSet.Fields("Name").Value
Wscript.Echo "Location: " & objRecordSet.Fields("Location").Value
objRecordSet.MoveNext
Loop
Save the file as First.vbs. Modify the line that begins with "objCommand.CommandText" to change the path to your domain. At the command prompt, type cscript First.vbs for a command line or First.vbs for Windows scripting. The results should be returned in the command prompt.
For more information about scripting for ADSI, see Active Directory Service Interfaces Scripting.