JSI Tip 9912. How can I use environment variables to define commonly used ADFind.exe freeware switches?

The new version of ADFind.exe freeware allows you to create and recall environment variables for switch setting:

-e xxx        Load switches from environment. Will read env vars with prefix              and dash (adfind-) by default and load them in. Any switches              specified explicitly on the command line will override. To              specify a different prefix, specify string after -e. For              example to specify the host switch create an env var of              adfind-h. To specify properties specify the env var adfind-              or adfind-props. To specify a switch that doesn't take a              a value, specify a value of {~} because you can't set a              an environment variable to blank.                 Ex: Queries ADAM on localhost port 5000 for subnets.                    set adam1-h=.:5000                    set adam1-config={~}                    set adam1-f=objectcategory=subnet                    set adam1-props=name siteobject                    adfind -e adam1

Sample:

set csv-default={~}set csv-bit={~}set csv-nodn={~}set csv-tdc={~}set csv-tdcs={~}set csv-samdc={~}set csv-csv={~}set csv-csvdelim=;set csv-csvmvdelim=#adfind -e csv -nocsvheader -f "&(objectcategory=Person)(objectClass=User)" sAMAccountName distinguishedName userPrincipalName MemberOf userAccountControl lastLogon

The output might look like:

"Test";"CN=Test.User,CN=Users,DC=JSIINC,DC=COM";"[email protected]";"CN=Accounts Payables,CN=Users,DC=JSIINC,DC=COM#CN=accountants,CN=Users,DC=JSIINC,DC=COM";"66048 [NORMAL_USER(512);NO_EXPIRE(65536)]";"2005/11/15-23:55:00 Eastern Standard Time"

NOTE: See the following tips:

How can I save and recall the switches I use with ADFind.exe freeware?ADFind.exe freeware can use :AND: and :OR: instead of :1.2.840.113556.1.4.803: and :1.2.840.113556.1.4.804: to define a bitwise filter.ADFind.exe freeware allows you to save and recall query filters.