I am trying to use the script below to read from an Access database and to
update Active Directory. When I run it I get an error that "The server is
not operational" Code 8007203A. It happens on the "Set obbUser = Get Object
_ line.

If I change the line below that, to ("LDAP://...") (filling in the "..."
with the distinguished name of a given user, it works fine.

Can someone please help me out with how to write the LDAP line?



Thanks!

---script:

Set objConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
Set objRecordSet = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")

Const adOpenStatic = 3
Const adLockOptimistic = 3

objConnection.Open _
"Provider = Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; " & _
"Data Source = \\myserver\myshare\users.mdb"

objRecordSet.Open "SELECT * FROM QRY_STAFF" , _
objConnection, adOpenStatic, adLockOptimistic

objRecordSet.MoveFirst

Do Until objRecordset.EOF

Const ADS_PROPERTY_UPDATE = 2

Set objUser = GetObject _
("LDAP:// & objRecordSet(""distinguishedName"") & ")

objUser.Put "facsimileTelephoneNumber", "" &
objRecordSet("facsimileTelephoneNumber") & ""

objRecordset.MoveNext
Loop

objRecordSet.Close
objConnection.Close

Please disregard. I figured out what I need to do.


"Glenn" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:u56ngdVGKHA.3708@xxxxxx

>I am trying to use the script below to read from an Access database and to
>update Active Directory. When I run it I get an error that "The server is
>not operational" Code 8007203A. It happens on the "Set obbUser = Get
>Object _ line.
>
> If I change the line below that, to ("LDAP://...") (filling in the "..."
> with the distinguished name of a given user, it works fine.
>
> Can someone please help me out with how to write the LDAP line?
>
> Thanks!
>
> ---script:
>
> Set objConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
> Set objRecordSet = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
>
> Const adOpenStatic = 3
> Const adLockOptimistic = 3
>
> objConnection.Open _
> "Provider = Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; " & _
> "Data Source = \\myserver\myshare\users.mdb"
>
> objRecordSet.Open "SELECT * FROM QRY_STAFF" , _
> objConnection, adOpenStatic, adLockOptimistic
>
> objRecordSet.MoveFirst
>
> Do Until objRecordset.EOF
>
> Const ADS_PROPERTY_UPDATE = 2
>
> Set objUser = GetObject _
> ("LDAP:// & objRecordSet(""distinguishedName"") & ")
>
> objUser.Put "facsimileTelephoneNumber", "" &
> objRecordSet("facsimileTelephoneNumber") & ""
>
> objRecordset.MoveNext
> Loop
>
> objRecordSet.Close
> objConnection.Close
>

"Glenn" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:u56ngdVGKHA.3708@xxxxxx

>I am trying to use the script below to read from an Access database and to
>update Active Directory. When I run it I get an error that "The server is
>not operational" Code 8007203A. It happens on the "Set obbUser = Get
>Object _ line.
>
> If I change the line below that, to ("LDAP://...") (filling in the "..."
> with the distinguished name of a given user, it works fine.
>
> Can someone please help me out with how to write the LDAP line?
>
> Thanks!
>
> ---script:
>
> Set objConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
> Set objRecordSet = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
>
> Const adOpenStatic = 3
> Const adLockOptimistic = 3
>
> objConnection.Open _
> "Provider = Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; " & _
> "Data Source = \\myserver\myshare\users.mdb"
>
> objRecordSet.Open "SELECT * FROM QRY_STAFF" , _
> objConnection, adOpenStatic, adLockOptimistic
>
> objRecordSet.MoveFirst
>
> Do Until objRecordset.EOF
>
> Const ADS_PROPERTY_UPDATE = 2
>
> Set objUser = GetObject _
> ("LDAP:// & objRecordSet(""distinguishedName"") & ")
>
> objUser.Put "facsimileTelephoneNumber", "" &
> objRecordSet("facsimileTelephoneNumber") & ""
>
> objRecordset.MoveNext
> Loop
>
> objRecordSet.Close
> objConnection.Close

I would try:
=========
Do Until objRecordset.EOF
Set objUser = GetObject _
("LDAP://" & objRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedName").Value)
objUser.Put "facsimileTelephoneNumber", _
objRecordSet.Fields("facsimileTelephoneNumber").Value
objUser.SetInfo
objRecordset.MoveNext
Loop
=========
An error will be raised if there is no value for facsimileTelephoneNumber,
so you might want to test for that. For example:
=======
Do Until objRecordset.EOF
strUserDN = objRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedName").Value
strFaxNumber = objRecordSet.Fields("facsimileTelephoneNumber").Value &
""
Set objUser = GetObject("LDAP://" & strUserDN)
If (strFaxNumber <> "") Then
objUser.Put "facsimileTelephoneNumber", strFaxNumber
objUser.SetInfo
End If
objRecordset.MoveNext
Loop
=========
I concatenate the blank string, "", to the fax number in case the value is
Null, so the variable is a blank string in that case. I don't do this for
distinguishedName, as it is required (or should be).

--
Richard Mueller
MVP Directory Services
Hilltop Lab - http://www.rlmueller.net
--

Incredible - I discovered the problem you mentioned last night (about
blanks), and found a work around (using a query to find records only with
fax numbers), but wanted to find a better solution for the problem long
term. I had figured it needed to be something similar to what you
suggested, but wasn't sure how to code that. I just came on with the intent
to ask the question, and you had already answered it. Thank you! I haven't
asked questions on here in a while, but when I have you've always been
extremely helpful.

One more, hopefully quick question - what if I actually wanted to delete the
value of what was in the field? Is there something I could put in my
database that would accomplish this?

Thanks.



"Richard Mueller [MVP]" <rlmueller-nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in
message news:urDEylWGKHA.2832@xxxxxx

>
> "Glenn" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:u56ngdVGKHA.3708@xxxxxx

>>I am trying to use the script below to read from an Access database and to
>>update Active Directory. When I run it I get an error that "The server is
>>not operational" Code 8007203A. It happens on the "Set obbUser = Get
>>Object _ line.
>>
>> If I change the line below that, to ("LDAP://...") (filling in the "..."
>> with the distinguished name of a given user, it works fine.
>>
>> Can someone please help me out with how to write the LDAP line?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> ---script:
>>
>> Set objConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
>> Set objRecordSet = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
>>
>> Const adOpenStatic = 3
>> Const adLockOptimistic = 3
>>
>> objConnection.Open _
>> "Provider = Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; " & _
>> "Data Source = \\myserver\myshare\users.mdb"
>>
>> objRecordSet.Open "SELECT * FROM QRY_STAFF" , _
>> objConnection, adOpenStatic, adLockOptimistic
>>
>> objRecordSet.MoveFirst
>>
>> Do Until objRecordset.EOF
>>
>> Const ADS_PROPERTY_UPDATE = 2
>>
>> Set objUser = GetObject _
>> ("LDAP:// & objRecordSet(""distinguishedName"") & ")
>>
>> objUser.Put "facsimileTelephoneNumber", "" &
>> objRecordSet("facsimileTelephoneNumber") & ""
>>
>> objRecordset.MoveNext
>> Loop
>>
>> objRecordSet.Close
>> objConnection.Close

>
> I would try:
> =========
> Do Until objRecordset.EOF
> Set objUser = GetObject _
> ("LDAP://" & objRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedName").Value)
> objUser.Put "facsimileTelephoneNumber", _
> objRecordSet.Fields("facsimileTelephoneNumber").Value
> objUser.SetInfo
> objRecordset.MoveNext
> Loop
> =========
> An error will be raised if there is no value for facsimileTelephoneNumber,
> so you might want to test for that. For example:
> =======
> Do Until objRecordset.EOF
> strUserDN = objRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedName").Value
> strFaxNumber = objRecordSet.Fields("facsimileTelephoneNumber").Value &
> ""
> Set objUser = GetObject("LDAP://" & strUserDN)
> If (strFaxNumber <> "") Then
> objUser.Put "facsimileTelephoneNumber", strFaxNumber
> objUser.SetInfo
> End If
> objRecordset.MoveNext
> Loop
> =========
> I concatenate the blank string, "", to the fax number in case the value is
> Null, so the variable is a blank string in that case. I don't do this for
> distinguishedName, as it is required (or should be).
>
> --
> Richard Mueller
> MVP Directory Services
> Hilltop Lab - http://www.rlmueller.net
> --
>
>

In the past when I want to remove an attribute value (make it not set) I
select a special value to indicate this. For example, when I read values
from a spreadsheet, I often use ".delete" to mean remove the value. I guess
you could also use a blank string, "", but I have that mean do nothing
(leave any existing value alone). For example, I use code similar to:
========
Const ADS_PROPERTY_CLEAR = 1

Do Until objRecordset.EOF
strUserDN = objRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedName").Value
strFaxNumber = objRecordSet.Fields("facsimileTelephoneNumber").Value &
""
Set objUser = GetObject("LDAP://" & strUserDN)
If (strFaxNumber = ".delete") Then
objUser.PutEx ADS_PROPERTY_CLEAR, "facsimileTelephoneNumbver", 0
objUser.SetInfo
ElseIf (strFaxNumber <> "") Then
objUser.Put "facsimileTelephoneNumber", strFaxNumber
objUser.SetInfo
End If
objRecordset.MoveNext
Loop

--
Richard Mueller
MVP Directory Services
Hilltop Lab - http://www.rlmueller.net
--
"Glenn" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23YF84haGKHA.4168@xxxxxx

> Incredible - I discovered the problem you mentioned last night (about
> blanks), and found a work around (using a query to find records only with
> fax numbers), but wanted to find a better solution for the problem long
> term. I had figured it needed to be something similar to what you
> suggested, but wasn't sure how to code that. I just came on with the
> intent to ask the question, and you had already answered it. Thank you!
> I haven't asked questions on here in a while, but when I have you've
> always been extremely helpful.
>
> One more, hopefully quick question - what if I actually wanted to delete
> the value of what was in the field? Is there something I could put in my
> database that would accomplish this?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> "Richard Mueller [MVP]" <rlmueller-nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in
> message news:urDEylWGKHA.2832@xxxxxx

>>
>> "Glenn" <nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:u56ngdVGKHA.3708@xxxxxx

>>>I am trying to use the script below to read from an Access database and
>>>to update Active Directory. When I run it I get an error that "The
>>>server is not operational" Code 8007203A. It happens on the "Set obbUser
>>>= Get Object _ line.
>>>
>>> If I change the line below that, to ("LDAP://...") (filling in the
>>> "..." with the distinguished name of a given user, it works fine.
>>>
>>> Can someone please help me out with how to write the LDAP line?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> ---script:
>>>
>>> Set objConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
>>> Set objRecordSet = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
>>>
>>> Const adOpenStatic = 3
>>> Const adLockOptimistic = 3
>>>
>>> objConnection.Open _
>>> "Provider = Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; " & _
>>> "Data Source = \\myserver\myshare\users.mdb"
>>>
>>> objRecordSet.Open "SELECT * FROM QRY_STAFF" , _
>>> objConnection, adOpenStatic, adLockOptimistic
>>>
>>> objRecordSet.MoveFirst
>>>
>>> Do Until objRecordset.EOF
>>>
>>> Const ADS_PROPERTY_UPDATE = 2
>>>
>>> Set objUser = GetObject _
>>> ("LDAP:// & objRecordSet(""distinguishedName"") & ")
>>>
>>> objUser.Put "facsimileTelephoneNumber", "" &
>>> objRecordSet("facsimileTelephoneNumber") & ""
>>>
>>> objRecordset.MoveNext
>>> Loop
>>>
>>> objRecordSet.Close
>>> objConnection.Close

>>
>> I would try:
>> =========
>> Do Until objRecordset.EOF
>> Set objUser = GetObject _
>> ("LDAP://" & objRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedName").Value)
>> objUser.Put "facsimileTelephoneNumber", _
>> objRecordSet.Fields("facsimileTelephoneNumber").Value
>> objUser.SetInfo
>> objRecordset.MoveNext
>> Loop
>> =========
>> An error will be raised if there is no value for
>> facsimileTelephoneNumber, so you might want to test for that. For
>> example:
>> =======
>> Do Until objRecordset.EOF
>> strUserDN = objRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedName").Value
>> strFaxNumber = objRecordSet.Fields("facsimileTelephoneNumber").Value &
>> ""
>> Set objUser = GetObject("LDAP://" & strUserDN)
>> If (strFaxNumber <> "") Then
>> objUser.Put "facsimileTelephoneNumber", strFaxNumber
>> objUser.SetInfo
>> End If
>> objRecordset.MoveNext
>> Loop
>> =========
>> I concatenate the blank string, "", to the fax number in case the value
>> is Null, so the variable is a blank string in that case. I don't do this
>> for distinguishedName, as it is required (or should be).
>>
>> --
>> Richard Mueller
>> MVP Directory Services
>> Hilltop Lab - http://www.rlmueller.net
>> --
>>
>>

>