How do i call from .net ?

$sam = "ntid"
$searcher=New-Object DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher
$searcher.Filter="(&(objectcategory=person)(objectclass=user)(samaccountname="+$sam+"))"
$results=$searcher.FindOne()
Write-Host $results.properties.homemdb

The homemdb properties shows

CN=607MB-SG2-MBS2-Std,CN=607MB-SG2,CN=InformationStore,CN=D1SNX607MB,CN=Servers,
CN=Second Administrative Group,CN=Administrative
Groups,CN=NOL-APL,CN=Microsoft

I split by doing the following :

$a = $results.properties.homemdb
$b = $a.split(",")

But it does not work, why ?









"IT Staff" <jkklim@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> How do i call from .net ?
>

On Oct 24, 4:51 pm, "IT Staff" <jkk...@xxxxxx> wrote:

> How do i call from .net ?

System.String has a Split method which you can use on any string in
PowerShell:

PSH$ $string = "this is a string with spaces"
PSH$ $string.Split( " " )
this
is
a
string
with
spaces

If you want to split a string with a regular expression,
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex has a static Split method for
that ([regex] is a shortcut for the full name of the Regex type):

PSH$ [regex]::Split( $string, "\s" )
this
is
a
string
with
spaces


Jeff

think i manage to do it by doing the following :

$a = [string] $results.properties.homemdb
$b = $a.split(",")

write-host $b[0] #to get the element i need


"Jeff" <jeff.hillman@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Oct 24, 4:51 pm, "IT Staff" <jkk...@xxxxxx> wrote:

>> How do i call from .net ?

>
> System.String has a Split method which you can use on any string in
> PowerShell:
>
> PSH$ $string = "this is a string with spaces"
> PSH$ $string.Split( " " )
> this
> is
> a
> string
> with
> spaces
>
> If you want to split a string with a regular expression,
> System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex has a static Split method for
> that ([regex] is a shortcut for the full name of the Regex type):
>
> PSH$ [regex]::Split( $string, "\s" )
> this
> is
> a
> string
> with
> spaces
>
>
> Jeff
>

On Oct 24, 5:15 pm, "IT Staff" <jkk...@xxxxxx> wrote:

> $sam = "ntid"
> $searcher=New-Object DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher
> $searcher.Filter="(&(objectcategory=person)(objectclass=user)(samaccountname="+$sam+"))"
> $results=$searcher.FindOne()
> Write-Host $results.properties.homemdb
>
> The homemdb properties shows
>
> CN=607MB-SG2-MBS2-Std,CN=607MB-SG2,CN=InformationStore,CN=D1SNX607MB,CN=Servers,
> CN=Second Administrative Group,CN=Administrative
> Groups,CN=NOL-APL,CN=Microsoft
>
> I split by doing the following :
>
> $a = $results.properties.homemdb
> $b = $a.split(",")
>
> But it does not work, why ?
>
> "IT Staff" <jkk...@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>
> news:eIT%236NiFIHA.3548@xxxxxx
>

> > How do i call from .net ?

I am not familiar with the SearchResult class that you get as a return
value from the DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher.FindOne() method,
so I just have to guess here, based on cursory perusal of MSDN
documentation. Properties refers to a ResultPropertyCollection, and
I'm guessing the following two statements are equivalent:

$results.properties.homemdb

$results.properties.item( "homedb" )

PowerShell allows the first syntax with hashtables, so I assume the
same this is happening with the Dictionary used in the
ResultPropertyCollection. It looks like the Item method returns a
string, so it seems to me that what you are trying to do should work.
You might want to double check that you are dealing with a string:

$results.properties.homemdb | Get-Member

if the TypeName is not System.String, that will explain your
problems. If it is, and if it still isn't splitting on the comma,
please post exactly what you _are_ getting with your call to Split().
Is it an error message, or just not what you expect?

Jeff

Try

$a = $results.properties.homemdb[0]
$b = $a.Split(",")

The problem is that you getting back a properties set result and the string
in the value.


Hello IT,

> $sam = "ntid"
> $searcher=New-Object DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher
> $searcher.Filter="(&(objectcategory=person)(objectclass=user)(samaccou
> ntname="+$sam+"))"
> $results=$searcher.FindOne()
> Write-Host $results.properties.homemdb
> The homemdb properties shows
>
> CN=607MB-SG2-MBS2-Std,CN=607MB-SG2,CN=InformationStore,CN=D1SNX607MB,C
> N=Servers,
> CN=Second Administrative Group,CN=Administrative
> Groups,CN=NOL-APL,CN=Microsoft
> I split by doing the following :
>
> $a = $results.properties.homemdb
> $b = $a.split(",")
> But it does not work, why ?
>
> "IT Staff" <jkklim@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:eIT%236NiFIHA.3548@xxxxxx
>

>> How do i call from .net ?
>>

IT Staff wrote:

> think i manage to do it by doing the following :
>
> $a = [string] $results.properties.homemdb
> $b = $a.split(",")
>
> write-host $b[0] #to get the element i need

Also note that many objects have a ToString method. It could be as easy as
$a.tostring.split() or $a.propertyname.tostring.split(). Use Get-Member to find
out.

--

Hal Rottenberg
blog: http://halr9000.com
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