Problem with asp.net function syntax (not returning values correctly)
- by Phil
I have an active directory search function:
Function GetAdInfo(ByVal ADDN As String, ByVal ADCommonName As String, ByVal ADGivenName As String, ByVal ADStaffNum As String, ByVal ADEmail As String, ByVal ADDescription As String, ByVal ADTelephone As String, ByVal ADOffice As String, ByVal ADEmployeeID As String) As String
Dim netBIOSname As String = Me.Request.LogonUserIdentity.Name
Dim sAMAccountName As String = netBIOSname.Substring(netBIOSname.LastIndexOf("\"c) + 1)
Dim defaultNamingContext As String
Using rootDSE As DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry = New DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry("LDAP://RootDSE")
defaultNamingContext = rootDSE.Properties("defaultNamingContext").Value.ToString()
End Using
Using searchRoot As DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry = _
New DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry("LDAP://" + defaultNamingContext, _
"kingkong", "kingkong", DirectoryServices.AuthenticationTypes.Secure)
Using ds As DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher = New DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher(searchRoot)
ds.Filter = String.Format("(&(objectClass=user)(objectCategory=person)(sAMAccountName={0}))", sAMAccountName)
Dim sr As DirectoryServices.SearchResult = ds.FindOne()
'If sr.Properties("displayName").Count = 0 Then whatever = string.empty '' (how to check nulls when required)
' End If
ADDN = (sr.Properties("displayName")(0).ToString())
ADCommonName = (sr.Properties("cn")(0).ToString())
ADGivenName = (sr.Properties("givenname")(0).ToString())
ADStaffNum = (sr.Properties("sn")(0).ToString())
ADEmail = (sr.Properties("mail")(0).ToString())
ADDescription = (sr.Properties("description")(0).ToString())
ADTelephone = (sr.Properties("telephonenumber")(0).ToString())
ADOffice = (sr.Properties("physicalDeliveryOfficeName")(0).ToString())
' ADEmployeeID = (sr.Properties("employeeID")(0).ToString())
End Using
End Using
Return ADDN
Return ADCommonName
Return ADGivenName
Return ADStaffNum
Return ADEmail
Return ADDescription
Return ADTelephone
Return ADOffice
' Return ADEmployeeID
'have commented out employee id as i dont have one so it is throwing null errors.
' im not ready to put labels on the frontend or catch this info yet
End Function
The function appears to work, as when I put a breakpoint at the end, the variables such as ADDN do have the correct values.
Then I call the function in my page_load like this:
GetAdInfo(ADDN, ADCommonName, ADGivenName, ADStaffnum, ADEmail, ADDescription, ADTelephone, ADOffice, ADEmployeeID)
Then I try to response.write out one of the vars to test like this:
Response.Write(ADDN)
But the value is empty.
Please can someone tell me what I am doing wrong. Thanks
