/// <summary>
/// Execute general search of active directory and return the results
/// in the form of an ExecuteResult struct. Optional parameter to specify the
/// location to search in.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="filterString">string, LDAP formatted filter</param>
/// <param name="returnCollection">boolean, true if result will be a collection. false, if result is single item</param>
/// <param name="connPrefix">Optional parameter, specified distinguished name to search within</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private ExecuteResult ExecuteSearch(string filterString, bool returnCollection, string connPrefix = null)
{
ExecuteResult execResult = new ExecuteResult();
execResult.singleResult = null;
execResult.collectionResult = null;
bool errFlag = false;
DirectoryEntry entry;
if (connPrefix == null)
{
entry = new DirectoryEntry(connectionPrefix);
}
else
{
entry = new DirectoryEntry("LDAP://" + connPrefix);
}
DirectorySearcher mySearcher = new DirectorySearcher(entry);
mySearcher.Filter = filterString;
if (returnCollection)
{
SearchResultCollection CollectionResult = null;
try
{
CollectionResult = mySearcher.FindAll();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
errFlag = true;
//Console.Write("search error. " + e.Message); //log file for errors
}
execResult.collectionResult = CollectionResult;
}
else
{
SearchResult singleResult = null;
try
{
singleResult = mySearcher.FindOne();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
errFlag = true;
//Console.Write("search error. " + e.Message); //log file for errors
}
execResult.singleResult = singleResult;
}
execResult.error = errFlag;
entry.Close();
entry.Dispose();
mySearcher.Dispose();
return(execResult);
}
/// <summary>
/// Execute general search of active directory and return the results
/// in the form of an ExecuteResult struct. Optional parameter to specify the
/// location to search in.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="filterString">string, LDAP formatted filter</param>
/// <param name="returnCollection">boolean, true if result will be a collection. false, if result is single item</param>
/// <param name="connPrefix">Optional parameter, specified distinguished name to search within</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private ExecuteResult ExecuteSearch(string filterString, bool returnCollection, string connPrefix = null)
{
ExecuteResult execResult = new ExecuteResult();
execResult.singleResult = null;
execResult.collectionResult = null;
bool errFlag = false;
DirectoryEntry entry;
if (connPrefix == null)
{
entry = new DirectoryEntry(connectionPrefix);
}
else
{
entry = new DirectoryEntry("LDAP://" + connPrefix);
}
DirectorySearcher mySearcher = new DirectorySearcher(entry);
mySearcher.Filter = filterString;
if (returnCollection)
{
SearchResultCollection CollectionResult = null;
try
{
CollectionResult = mySearcher.FindAll();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
errFlag = true;
//Console.Write("search error. " + e.Message); //log file for errors
}
execResult.collectionResult = CollectionResult;
}
else
{
SearchResult singleResult = null;
try
{
singleResult = mySearcher.FindOne();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
errFlag = true;
//Console.Write("search error. " + e.Message); //log file for errors
}
execResult.singleResult = singleResult;
}
execResult.error = errFlag;
entry.Close();
entry.Dispose();
mySearcher.Dispose();
return execResult;
}
