Getting user info from an Active Directory server using VBScript and LiveCode

gistfile1.vb

result = ""
theDomain = "[[Domain]]" 'domain with no trailing /
theQuery = "[[Query]]" 'query such as ou=Users,dc=...
theUser = "[[Username]]"
thePassword = "[[Password]]"

On Error resume next
Const E_ADS_PROPERTY_NOT_FOUND  = &h8000500D

LDAPString = "LDAP://"
if not IsEmpty(theDomain) Then
  LDAPString = LDAPString & theDomain & "/"
End If

LDAPString = LDAPString & "[[UserKey]]=" & theUser
	
If not IsEmpty(theQuery) Then
	LDAPString = LDAPString & "," & theQuery
End If 

Dim LDAP, lUser
Set LDAP = GetObject("LDAP:")
Set lUser = LDAP.OpenDSObject(LDAPString, theUser, thePassword, 0)

If Err.Number <> 0 Then
	result = "error," & Err.Number ' default value

	' http://www.selfadsi.org/errorcodes.htm
	Select Case Err.Number
		Case -2147463168
			result = "error,incorrect LDAP path"
		Case -2147023570
			result = "error,invalid login credentials"
		Case -2147463160
			result = "error,bad parameter"
		Case -2147217911
			result = "error,permission denied"
		Case -2147024891
			result = "error,insufficient rights"
		Case -2147023541
			result = "error,domain does not exist"
		Case -2147016671
			result = "error,protocol error"
		Case -2147016656
			result = "error,no such object"
		Case -2147016646
			result = "error,LDAP server is unavailable"
	End Select
End If

if Err.Number = 0 Then
	' Look for display name
	If IsObject(lUser) Then
		If lUser.Class = "user" or lUser.Class = "userProxy" Then
			result = lUser.displayName
			
			' Get groups use is member of
			' Tab delimited on line 2
			lUserGroups = lUser.GetEx("memberOf")
			'If IsObject(lUserGroups) Then
			If Err.Number <> E_ADS_PROPERTY_NOT_FOUND Then
				result = result & vblf
				
				For Each objGroup in lUserGroups 
					result = result & objGroup & vbTab
				Next
			End If
		End If	
	End If
End If 

LiveCode

# Put the VBScript into a variable and then execute as follows:

do theScript as "vbscript"
if the result begins with "error," then put item 2 to -1 of the result into theError
else
 put the result into theADUserInfo ## last name, first name & cr & group & tab & group ...
end if