Hi Joe,
Thanks heaps. I didn't realise I could just use a string. For now I will
do
this, but I will investigate the IADsLargeInteger inteface also so maybe I
can make use of that.
Regards
Janette
"Joe Kaplan" <joseph.e.kaplan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.
>
> For integer8 attributes, you can either set them using an
IADsLargeInteger
> object or simply set the value with a string. The latter technique is
> especially easy to deal with, as long as you can calculate the string
> value you need.
>
> Joe K.
> --
> Joe Kaplan-MS MVP Directory Services Programming
> Co-author of "The .NET Developer's Guide to Directory Services
> Programming"
> http://www.directoryprogramming.net
> --
> "Janette" <jtowell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:uLYmaiI6IHA.5012@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Hi,
>>
>> Thanks Joe. I have been through Richard's resources and I must be
missing
>> something because I can't find anything that helps me with updating
>> Integer8 values. There is plenty on getting them and working with them,
>> but I want to Update things like maxPwdAge to new values using
vbscript.
>>
>> For example if I do try to set the lockoutDuration to 20 minutes by
>> assigning -12,000,000,000 in a vbs file, I get the error "Unspecified
>> error" 80004005 on the line with -1200*(1^7)
>>
>> Set objRootDSE = GetObject("LDAP://RootDSE")
>>
>> strDNSDomain = objRootDSE.Get("defaultNamingContext")
>>
>> Set objDomain = GetObject("LDAP://" & strDNSDomain)
>>
>> objDomain.Put "lockoutDuration", -1200*(1^7)
>>
>> objDomain.SetInfo
>>
>> Any ideas around this would be gratefully accepted. If it is at all
>> possible I would like to avoid using .NET for now.
>> Regards
>> Janette
>>
>>
>>
>> "Joe Kaplan" <joseph.e.kaplan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
message
>> news:%23Ef9L8H6IHA.404@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Sure, you definitely can. I thought you mentioned ASP.NET in your
>>> previous post which is why I replied with .NET advice. Sorry if I
>>> didn't catch what you were asking.
>>>
>>> Integer8 is a little clumsy in VBScript, primarily because it doesn't
>>> sup****t 64 bit integers or unsigned 32 bit integers, but there are
>>> numerous well-do***ented workarounds out there that overcome most of
>>> these issues.
>>>
>>> Richard's resources would be a good place to start on that.
>>>
>>> Joe K.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Joe Kaplan-MS MVP Directory Services Programming
>>> Co-author of "The .NET Developer's Guide to Directory Services
>>> Programming"
>>> http://www.directoryprogramming.net
>>> --
>>> "Janette" <jtowell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>> news:uZsiXdG6IHA.1200@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> Hi Joe,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for this information. Last resort I will go down the .NET
path,
>>>> but as I am not very proficient in .NET, and the existing application
>>>> that I am extending is already written in classic ASP, I was still
>>>> wondering is it in fact possible to perform an update to Integer8
>>>> attributes in AD using vbscript?
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> Janette
>>>>
>>>> "Joe Kaplan" <joseph.e.kaplan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
>>>> message news:eiXvTzB6IHA.2260@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>> We have some nice samples on writing all different types of AD
>>>>> attributes in .NET in ch 6 of our book (including LargeInteger). If
>>>>> you go to the website in my signature, you can download all the code
>>>>> samples.
>>>>>
>>>>> The book chapter contains all the details, but the free sample code
>>>>> may be enough.
>>>>>
>>>>> The bottom line with large integer is that you have more options in
>>>>> .NET because .NET has full sup****t for 64 bit integer types and also
>>>>> has a bunch of sup****t for converting date/time into 64 bit integers
>>>>> which makes many of the VBScript hacks somewhat obsolete.
>>>>>
>>>>> I hope that helps,
>>>>>
>>>>> Joe K.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Joe Kaplan-MS MVP Directory Services Programming
>>>>> Co-author of "The .NET Developer's Guide to Directory Services
>>>>> Programming"
>>>>> http://www.directoryprogramming.net
>>>>> --
>>>>> "Janette" <jtowell@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>>>> news:eLEYCe75IHA.3784@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have read Richard Muellers website about treatment of Integer8
>>>>>> attributes in AD (http://rlmueller.net/Integer8Attributes.htm)
it
is
>>>>>> really useful. I am aware that vbscript doesn't sup****t integer8
>>>>>> unless using the IADsLargeInteger interface, which as far as I can
>>>>>> gather can only be invoked when "getting" a value from AD. Is there
>>>>>> any way using vbscript that one can update an integer8 value in AD
>>>>>> 2003 by making use of this interface? More specifically I want to
be
>>>>>> able to update maxPwdAge and minPwdAge via an ASP page, and
therefore
>>>>>> was going to be using vbscript.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If the answer is no this can't be done in any way using vbcript, is
>>>>>> there any other way of scripting this kind of update? Would it be
any
>>>>>> different if I was using ASP.NET?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>> Janette
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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