A terrific source of tips on how to create LDAP search strings for querying Active Directory using the Saved Queries feature of Windows Server 2003 is ADO Search Tips. This site has a quick introduction to LDAP queries and gives a number of examples you can use to create your own queries.
ADO Search Tips is one of a number of useful resources from Hilltop Lab, a helpful site created by Richard Mueller, a Microsoft MVP who haunts the ADSI and Scripting newsgroups on msnews.microsoft.com.
About Mitch Tulloch
Mitch Tulloch is a widely recognized expert on Windows administration, networking, and security. He has been repeatedly awarded Most Valuable Professional (MVP) status by Microsoft for his outstanding contributions in supporting users who deploy and use Microsoft platforms, products and solutions. Mitch has published over two hundred articles on different IT websites and magazines, and he has written or contributed to almost two dozen books and is lead author for the Windows 7 Resource Kit from Microsoft Press. For more information, see www.mtit.com .
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