Re: The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted

From: Gerry (ghunt_nospam_at_okcu.edu)
Date: 05/28/04 

Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 08:29:49 -0500

Rick,
If you receive an answer to this directly, please post back to the list. I
have been trying to resolve this very issue for some time now.

"RickL" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:619A8302-2994-447D-84AD-855BB525749A@microsoft.com...
> I am new to .NET (and directory services) and I need to fill a drop down
list box with the users of my company. I am trying to use the code shown
below, but I get this error message when the line of code with the "For"
statement runs: "System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: The specified
domain either does not exist or could not be contacted"
> Can anyone give me any ideas as how to resolve this? Any and all help
would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
>
>
> Dim DirSearch As New DirectorySearcher(userDSE)
> DirSearch.SearchScope = SearchScope.Subtree
> DirSearch.PropertiesToLoad.Add("name")
> DirSearch.PropertiesToLoad.Add("mail")
> DirSearch.Filter = "(objectcategory=user)"
> For Each sr As SearchResult In DirSearch.FindAll <-- ERROR OCCURS HERE
> Dim li As New ListItem
> li.Text = sr.Properties("Name")(0)
> li.Value = sr.Properties("Name")(0)
> ddlReporter.Items.Add(li)
> Next
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