Pardon the cross posting but I have scoured the Exchange and the Windows
newsgroups with no success.

Windows Server 2003 (and XP) has a folder called Saved Queries in Active
Directory Users and Computers.

I want to create custom queries in this container for use both in ADUC and
Exchange for custom Address lists.

There has GOT to be something out there that documents a few generic uses of
creating custom LDAP queries. Where can I find it?

From the simplest goal; I need to select all users in a certain security
group. To the more complicated use for Exchange; All users with Exchange
mailboxes in certain OU and all contact objects in a certain OU.

Please guide me in the right direction to help solve my requirements.

Thank you,

Jon

You can use Filter Rules within a customized GAL in exchange to filter out
the scope by define a security group.

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I need to learn the rules for creating these LDAP queries. I know it's an
extremely powerful tool in the hands of the right person that knows how to
manipulate the Active Directory. Where can I gain more information?

TIA

Jon

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XCLN: How to Use the Outlook LDAP Service to View the Global Address List:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;245830

XADM: How to Access the Directory Through LDAP When Search Control is Set
(Exchange)
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;192306

Can any of theres links be to any help?

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Jon wrote:

Hi

VBScript programs to document and administer groups in Active Directory:

http://www.rlmueller.net/freecode3.htm


Programs to search Active Directory for objects meeting your criteria:

http://www.rlmueller.net/freecode6.htm



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Hi,

I have some tips for using ADO to search AD at this link:

http://www.rlmueller.net/ADOSearchTips.htm

An LDAP filter for all users that are members of a group could look like
(watch line wrapping):

(&(objCategory=person)(objectClass=user)(memberOf= cn=TestGroup,ou=Sales,dc=M
yGroup,dc=com))

An LDAP filter for contacts would be:

(objectClass=contact)

However, there is no attribute of user objects that indicates the parent OU,
except perhaps the distinguishedName, and my attempts to filter with a
wildcard character (*) in distinguishedName failed. You can only filter on
an exact match of any distinguishedName. This includes values of the
memberOf attribute above. For example, you cannot shorten the filter to:

(&(objCategory=person)(objectClass=user)(memberOf= cn=TestGroup*))

If you are filtering in AD Users & Computers, you can apply any other
filters, then look in the OU of interest. Otherwise, I would suggest a
VBScript program using ADO. You can set the base of the search to the OU of
interest.

I believe the same issue arises if you search for all users with an Exchange
mailbox in an OU.

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