Example AD LDAP Queries for When You Really Get Bored

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Here is a chunk of code you can use, abuse, misuse (all warrantees voided, disclaimers disclaimed, liabilities denied, etc. etc.) dissect, bisect, and resect if you really want. I hope it doesn't need explanation.

Const strDN = "dc=contoso,dc=local"

q1 = "SELECT * FROM 'LDAP://[DN]' WHERE objectClass='computer'"
q2 = "SELECT * FROM 'LDAP://[DN]' WHERE objectClass='computer' AND operatingSystem <> 'Windows*Server*'"
q3 = "SELECT * FROM 'LDAP://[DN]' WHERE objectCategory='person'"
q4 = "SELECT * FROM 'LDAP://[DN]' WHERE objectClass='organizationalUnit'"
q5 = "SELECT * FROM 'LDAP://[DN]' WHERE objectClass='container'"
q6 = "SELECT * FROM 'LDAP://[DN]' WHERE objectClass='group'"
q7 = "SELECT * FROM 'LDAP://[DN]' WHERE objectClass='computer' AND operatingSystem = 'Windows*XP*'"
q8 = "SELECT * FROM 'LDAP://[DN]' WHERE objectClass='computer' AND operatingSystem = 'Windows*Vista*'"
q9 = "SELECT * FROM 'LDAP://[DN]' WHERE objectClass='computer' AND operatingSystem = 'Windows*7*'"

selectQuery = q7

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strQuery = Replace(selectQuery, "[DN]", strDN)

Const ADS_SCOPE_SUBTREE = 2

On Error Resume Next
Set objConn = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
Set objCmd  = CreateObject("ADODB.Command")
objConn.Provider = "ADsDSOObject"
objConn.Open "Active Directory Provider"
Set objCmd.ActiveConnection = objConn

objCmd.CommandText = strQuery

objCmd.Properties("Page Size") = 1000
objCmd.Properties("Timeout") = 30 
objCmd.Properties("Searchscope") = ADS_SCOPE_SUBTREE 
objCmd.Properties("Cache Results") = False 
Set objRs = objCmd.Execute
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
    Set objShell = Nothing
    Wscript.Echo "error: " & Err.Number & " - " & Err.Description
    Wscript.Quit
End If
objRs.MoveFirst

If objRs.BOF and objRs.EOF Then
    Wscript.Echo "no records found"
Else
    Do Until objRs.EOF
        For i = 0 to objRs.Fields.Count-1
            Wscript.Echo objRs.Fields(i).Value
        Next
        objRs.MoveNext
    Loop
End If

objRs.Close
objConn.Close
Set objRs = Nothing
Set objCmd = Nothing
Set objConn = Nothing