How to avoid Get-QADUser queries to return multiple property strings with PowerShell 2.0

Question

I am using Get-QADUser and .DirectoryEntry.FirstName in PowerShell 2.0 to make multiple LDAP queries and return strings. These multiple calls are slow. How could I make one Get-QADUser LDAP query only and create strings from select properties.

Example:

    ADD-PSSnapin Quest.Activeroles.ADManagement
    $searchDomainFrom = 'domain.net/OUPath/Users'
    $user = UserName

    $FirstName = (Get-QADUser -SearchRoot $searchDomainFrom $user).DirectoryEntry.FirstName
    $LastName = (Get-QADUser -SearchRoot $searchDomainFrom $user).DirectoryEntry.LastName
    $Email = (Get-QADUser -SearchRoot $searchDomainFrom $user).DirectoryEntry.Email
    $Supervisor = (Get-QADUser -SearchRoot $searchDomainFrom $user).DirectoryEntry.Manager
    $OfficeLocation = (Get-QADUser -SearchRoot $searchDomainFrom $user).DirectoryEntry.Office
    $PhoneNumber = (Get-QADUser -SearchRoot $searchDomainFrom $user).DirectoryEntry.PhoneNumber

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 24 '14 at 15:18

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Just make the query once and then gets your strings from the object that's returned the first time.

$Current = Get-QADUser -SearchRoot $searchDomainFrom $user
$FirstName = $Current.DirectoryEntry.FirstName
$LastName = $Current.DirectoryEntry.LastName
$Email = $Current.DirectoryEntry.Email
$Supervisor = $Current.DirectoryEntry.Manager
$OfficeLocation = $Current.DirectoryEntry.Office
$PhoneNumber = $Current.DirectoryEntry.PhoneNumber

answered Mar 24 '14 at 15:18

TheMadTechnician

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Thanks, that seems to work for _$FirstName_ and _$LastName_. _$Email_ returns a Method Member Type. How do I get that to return a string? – Tartrantism Mar 24 '14 at 17:10
I don't use the Quest addons, but I assume it should have an `.Email.ToString()` method that you could try. – TheMadTechnician Mar 24 '14 at 17:18
You're my hero. It works as _$Email = $CurrentUser.Email.ToString()_ – Tartrantism Mar 24 '14 at 17:32

How to avoid Get-QADUser queries to return multiple property strings with PowerShell 2.0

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