How to get attribute type from Active Directory

[shashank kadge]

hello experts,
I want to get attribute type (whether single value or multivalue) from
AD forest/domain.
Does any1 know how to get that.
Or at least how to get AD schema using C#.

Any help/links wud be appreciated.

thanks,
shashank kadge

[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

Re: How to get attribute type from Active Directory

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hello experts,
I want to get attribute type (whether single value or multivalue) from
AD forest/domain.
Does any1 know how to get that.
Or at least how to get AD schema using C#.
>
Any help/links wud be appreciated.
>
thanks,
shashank kadge
>

Search MSDN for System.Director yServices.Activ eDirectory and ADSI.
Following is a small snip to illustrate the process...
....
// property to look at
string cn = "cn";
// bind to the directory server (bind to the DC) with appropriate credentials.
DirectoryContex t dc = new DirectoryContex t(DirectoryCont extType.Directo ryServer,
"somedomainsDC" , "domaindmin ", "hisPwd");
// Get the schema from the context you are binding with.
ActiveDirectory Schema schema = ActiveDirectory Schema.GetSchem a(dc);
// find the property (attribute in LDAP parlance).
ActiveDirectory SchemaProperty prop = schema.FindProp erty(cn);
// show some of it's properties
Console.WriteLi ne("{0} - {1} - {2}", prop.Name, prop.Syntax, prop.IsSingleVa lued);

Willy.