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  lantonio1974

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  Convert String to CN property

  Oct 21, 2008 01:20 PM|LINK

   This is for updating the CN property in active directory.
  

  The manager string coming from the database is: LastName, FirstName

  The CN in Active Directory should be updated like this: CN=LastName\\, FirstName,CN=Users,DC=domain,DC=net
  
  

  I am trying this: dentry.Properties["manager"]. Value = oEmployee.Manager;
  

  oEmployee.Manager comes from a datareader.

   Any help or idea on how I can make this work will be very appreciated.

   Thanks.
   

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  bullpit

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  Re: Convert String to CN property

  Oct 21, 2008 01:42 PM|LINK

  I am sorry but I didn't get your question.

  How should the value look like when it's inserted in dentry.Properties["manager"] and how does it look now. I mean what does the source data look like and what does the target data look like?

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  lantonio1974

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  Re: Convert String to CN property

  Oct 21, 2008 01:51 PM|LINK

   When is going to be inserted is Doe, Joe. From the source is the same is how is save in the database, LastName, FirstName.

  Distinguished Name in CN=Manager Properties
  CN=Manager,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=net

  dentry.Properties["manager"].Value = @"CN=Doe\, Joe,CN=Users,DC=domain,DC=net";

   
  I hope I answer your questions correctly.
  
   

   

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  Re: Convert String to CN property

  Oct 21, 2008 01:57 PM|LINK

  See if this is what you are looking for:

  string name = oEmployee.Manager;
  string firstName = "";
  string lastName = "";
  if(name.Contains(","))
  {
     string[] split = name.Split(new Char[] { ',' });
     lastName = split[0];
     firtName = split[1];
  }
  
  
  dentry.Properties["manager"].Value = @"CN="+ lastName +"\, "+ firstName +",CN=Users,DC=domain,DC=net";

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  lantonio1974

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  Re: Convert String to CN property

  Oct 21, 2008 02:51 PM|LINK

   

  +"\, "  = This is giving me an Unrecognized scape sequence.

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  Re: Convert String to CN property

  Oct 21, 2008 03:00 PM|LINK

  Try this:

  "\\, "

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  Re: Convert String to CN property

  Oct 21, 2008 03:09 PM|LINK

   I got an error:

  "An invalid dn syntax has been specified."

  :(
   

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  Re: Convert String to CN property

  Oct 21, 2008 03:12 PM|LINK

  Were you able to insert value before doing any modifications, like when you used John Doe.

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  Re: Convert String to CN property

  Oct 21, 2008 03:21 PM|LINK

   I have just notice that the record form the database is all in Upper Case and in AD is only the first letter in Upper.

  Can this be causing the Invalid dn error? 

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  Re: Convert String to CN property

  Oct 21, 2008 03:30 PM|LINK

  I am not sure about that but did you try what I suggested in my previous post to use John Doe.

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