The below script is an example of how using VBS and ADODB you can perform SQL like queries against Active directory to return or change properties of an object.
In this case the script returns the “Home Drive” on the user “testusername” in the domain “domainname.com”
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' VBS Script to run a Query againt a Active Directory Domain
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' Author: Phil Eddies
' https://geekshangout.com
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' Copyright 2008 Philip Eddies
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On Error Resume Next
Const ADS_SCOPE_SUBTREE = 2
Set objConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
Set objCommand = CreateObject("ADODB.Command")
objConnection.Provider = ("ADsDSOObject")
objConnection.Open "Active Directory Provider"
objCommand.ActiveConnection = objConnection
objCommand.CommandText = "SELECT sAMAccountName, homeDirectory FROM 'LDAP://dc=domainname,dc=com' WHERE objectCategory='user' AND sAMAccountName='testusername'"
objCommand.Properties("SearchScope") = ADS_SCOPE_SUBTREE
Set objRecordSet = objCommand.Execute
If objRecordSet.RecordCount = 0 Then
Wscript.Echo "The samAccount was not found"
Else
Wscript.Echo "The user Home drive is: " & objRecordSet.Fields("homeDirectory").Value
End If