[python-win32] ADSI and LDAP Searches

[Gooch, John]

I am trying to get my Python script to search Active Directory for users
with a certain login name and then have it return their adspath
attribute. Previously, I had a working script that used Tim Golden's
active_directory module, but since the more recent round of NT Server
patches, it no longer works, so now I am trying to make a work around to
this issue. 

Here is what I have that is working ( in my test script ):

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import win32com.client 
username = "John.Gooch"


adsi = win32com.client.Dispatch('ADsNameSpaces')
ldap = adsi.getobject('','LDAP:')
DSO = ldap.OpenDSObject( "LDAP://MER2-ECHDC2.echostar.com","","", 1)
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It works up to here, so now I assume I am connected to Active Direcory
and can now run an LDAP-style search:
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DSO.execute("<LDAP://ou=echostar,ou=com>;(cn=*);adspath;top")
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Ok,no go on that line( throws error "AttributeError: <unknown>.execute"
, but then I am complete guessing the syntax based upon an old Perl
script I had that used to do this job. 


Does anyone have a working example of searching Active Directory? Of you
course you can put in made up domain/server names where necessary. 

Thank You, 


John A. Gooch
Systems Administrator
IT - Tools
EchoStar Satellite L.L.C.
9601 S. Meridian Blvd.
Englewood, CO  80112
Desk: 720-514-5708