Hi there

I want to make a script that pulls out the names of all OUs and their parent
OUs to a text file. From various sources on the web, I managed to gather
enough clues to make this short script:

Filename = "parent.txt"

Const Writable = 2

Set FileObject = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set OutPutFile = FileObject.OpenTextFile(filename, Writable, True)

Set currentou = GetObject("ldap://ou=subtest, ou=test, dc=domain, dc=com")
Set ouParent = GetObject(currentou.Parent)
OutPutFile.write ouParent.ou & ";"
OutPutFile.write currentou.ou

This script creates the file "parent.txt" and writes the parent of the
subtest ou and the name of the subtest ou itself like this: test;subtest

However I need it to output this name;parent for all OUs within the test OU,
not just itself. So I gather I have to somehow loop through all OUs in the
structure and make the script return ouparent.ou and current.ou for all of
them so the file ends up something like this

test;subtest
subtest;west
subtest;east
subtest;north
north;marketing

You get the idea, I hope. However, I don't seem to be able to find out how I
loop through an OU structure. The closest I've gotten was to loop through
members of a group, but that wasn't exactly what I wanted.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance
Ib

I made it work actually

Disregard this post

"Ib Schrader" <ibschrader@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I made it work actually
>
> Disregard this post
>

Usually people start at the parent level (perhaps at the domain) and use a
recursive routine to enumerate the child OU's. You are starting at the
lowest level and working up to the domain (or top level OU). A recursive
routine is still the most straightforward method (to handle any level of
nesting), but you need to test the class of the parent object to determine
when you have reached the domain. For example:
=========
Option Explicit
Dim objOU

Set objOU = GetObject("ldap://ou=subtest,ou=test,dc=domain,dc=com")
Call EnumOUs(objOU)

Sub EnumOUs(objChild)
Dim objParent

Set objParent = GetObject(objChild.Parent)
If (objParent.Class = "organizationalUnit") Then
Wscript.Echo objChild.ou & ";" & objParent.ou
Call EnumOUs(objParent)
Else
Wscript.Echo objChild.ou & ";" & objParent.distinguishedName
End If
End Sub

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