This is the second lesson of a series that show how to develop programs
that use Novell Directory Services (NDS) using Microsoft Visual Basic and the
Novell Controls for ActiveX. The first lesson in the series was
"Programming with the Novell Controls for ActiveX and Visual Basic:
Getting Started,".
This article illustrates how to use the Session control to log in to an NDS
directory from your Visual Basic program.
| Objective |
Using this lesson as a guide, a Visual Basic programmer will be
able to use the Session control to log in to an NDS directory. |
| Prerequisites |
Entry-level Visual Basic programming skills, a DeveloperNet subscription
(Electronic Level subscription available free at http://developer.novell.com).
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| Required Items |
See "Required Setup." |
| Optional Items |
None. |
| Required Setup |
A NetWare 4 or 5 server, a Win32 workstation (Windows 95/98/NT) with
installed software: the appropriate Novell Client for the operating system,
Microsoft Visual Basic or Visual Studio, and the Novell Controls for ActiveX.
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| Development Environment |
The procedures discussed in this article were tested using a 200 MHZ
Pentium-based workstation with 64 MB RAM, running Windows NT 4.0, a NetWare
4.11 file server, the NetWare Client for NT 4.60, Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0,
and the Novell Controls for ActiveX 1/25/99. |
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