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  • solinear
    New Member
    • Nov 2007
    • 1

    VB, tab delimited input file and using it...

    OK, I am going to preface this by saying I'm very new to VB coding (or any other kind, for that matter), but know a lot about Windows, AD and Security. We are making adjustments to our environment and someone needs to adjust our scripts. I've got a lot of the books and the information that I need to do some of the items is in there. I'm just trying to put it together.

    Basically what I need to be able to do is run a script that reads a tab delimited file, parses the fields and then uses those fields to perform various functions (mattering on the script). If I can get the first one working, I think that the rest will be relatively elementary to adjust to do what I need them to do. This first snippet of code is HORRIBLE. I've been trying to get it working for ages now (ok... a week and a half, give or take... it just seems like ages), so I figure I'll ask some people who might be able to help me.

    [CODE=vbnet]Module modUserCreation
    Const ForReading = 1
    Const ForWriting = 2
    Const ForAppending = 8
    Const TriStateUseDefa ult = -2
    Public LogFilename
    Public strprefix
    Public Sub Main()
    Dim strmsg As String
    Dim x As Object
    Dim struserid As String
    Dim strfname As String
    Dim strsname As String
    Dim strminit As String
    Dim strdname As String
    Dim strdescr As String
    Dim strcontainer As String
    Dim strpaswd As String
    Dim strdomain As String
    Dim strdomainsuffix As String
    Dim record As String
    Dim strfilename As String

    strfilename = InputBox("Enter user list file name")
    strdomain = InputBox("Enter Domain Name ex: Microsoft, Google")
    strdomainsuffix = InputBox("Enter DNS suffix for domain ex: com, local")

    FileOpen(1, My.Application. Info.DirectoryP ath & "\" & strfilename, OpenMode.Input)

    While Not EOF(1)
    record = LineInput(1)
    x = Split(record, vbTab)
    strcontainer = Trim(x(0)) 'This is the name of the OU that the user object will be created in
    struserid = Trim(x(1)) 'UserID (logon name) field - should validate before submitting, must be unique
    strfname = Trim(x(2)) 'User First Name
    strsname = Trim(x(3)) 'User Last (sur)Name
    strminit = Trim(x(4)) 'User Middle Initial
    strdname = Trim(x(5)) 'Display Name (probably want to create an option on order or fname, sname and minit
    strdescr = Trim(x(6)) 'Description field
    strpaswd = Trim(x(7)) 'Password - probably want to eventually turn this into a random typable set of characters

    'Time to create the user with the fields pulled in from the text file (possibly pull the data from text input)

    objParent = strcontainer
    objUser = objParent.Creat e("user", "cn=" & struserid)
    objUser.Put("sA MAccountName", struserid) 'Set sAMAccountName field
    objUser.Put("us erPrincipalName ", struserid & "@" & strdomain & "." & strdomainsuffix )
    objUser.Put("gi venName", strfname) 'First name
    objUser.Put("sn ", strsname) 'surname
    objUser.Put("di splayName", strsname & ", " & strfname & " " & strminit)
    objUser.Put("mn ame", strminit)
    objUser.SetInfo ()
    objUser.SetPass word(strpaswd)
    objUser.Account Disabled = False
    objUser.SetInfo ()
    objUser.Put("us erAccountContro l", 512)
    objUser.SetInfo ()



    End While
    FileClose(1)

    End Sub
    End Class
    End Module[/CODE]


    BTW... yes, I know I have some really boneheaded errors in here, I think some are the result of several edits accidentally removing required items.

    I can create the user object when I explicitly define the variables (or provide input boxes), but when I try to do it with input from a file, it flakes out on me.
    Last edited by Killer42; Nov 8 '07, 02:03 AM.
  • Killer42
    Recognized Expert Expert
    • Oct 2006
    • 8429

    #2
    I don't get which part of this code you are actually asking for help with. What is happening or not happening, that shouldn't , or should?

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