HOWTO: Build ADSI Code in Visual C++

ID: Q171723

The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK) on the following

   platforms:
   - Alpha
   - Windows NT
   - Windows 95
   - x86

SUMMARY

The ADSI help files do not specify the header or library files that you need to build ADSI applications in Visual C or Visual C++.

If you are building new code (or using the code snippets in ADSI help), you must include activeds.h, which will pull in the other ADSI header files. The ADSI APIs are Unicode so you should also define UNICODE and _UNICODE before including any system headers (for example, windows.h). If you are using the LDAP provider's OLE DB support you will also need to include oledb.h.

When you link your code you should add adsiid.lib and activeds.lib to your object/library modules settings. If you are using the LDAP provider's OLE DB support you will also need to add oledb.lib.

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbnetwork kbADSI kbAPI kbNTOS kbSDKPlatform kbWinOS95 kbGrpNet 
Platform          : NT WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: July 31, 1998