The PutEx Method

The IADs::PutEx method uses the name of a property to save a property with single or multiple values into the property cache. This overwrites any value currently in the property cache. The values in the cache are not written to the underlying directory service until an IADs::SetInfo occurs. The first argument of PutEx indicates whether you want to replace or add to any existing values for the property. In the following example, any existing values of the description attribute are erased in the cache when PutEx is called, and erased on the server when SetInfo is called.

Dim x As IADs
Set x = GetObject("LDAP://CN=Administrator,CN=Users,DC=Microsoft,DC=com")
'----------------------------------------------
' Assume the otherHomePhoneNumber has the following values:
' 111-1111, 222-2222
'----------------------------------------------
x.PutEx ADS_PROPERTY_APPEND, "OtherhomePhone", Array("333-3333" )  
x.SetInfo              'Now the values are 111-1111,222-222,333-3333.
 
x.PutEx ADS_PROPERTY_DELETE, "OtherHomePhone", Array("111-1111", "222-2222")
x.SetInfo              'Now the values are 333-3333.
x.PutEx ADS_PROPERTY_UPDATE, "OtherHomePhone", Array("888-8888", "999-9999")
x.SetInfo              'Now the values are 888-8888,999-9999.
x.PutEx ADS_PROPERTY_CLEAR, "OtherHomePhone",  vbNull
x.SetInfo              'Now the property has no value.