How can i create a connection to AD

Question

User427990113 posted
How can i connecto to AD whithout code? like with mssql or access databases?

I need to retreive the users on ad and all the fields that are associated with them.

Thanks

Answer 1

User1354132231 posted
You cannot.  ADSI is similar to what ADO for SQL is.  However, AFAIK you cannot hook AD up declaratively as an ObjectDataSource or anything like that in ASP.NET.  You have to use an API to search, add, or modify data.