Getting Started

This section contains information about how to set up a Visual Studio project for System.DirectoryServices development and about basic directory tasks performed with managed code.

The following is a list of some basic directory object tasks:

• Modify its properties.
• Rename the object.
• Move the object.
• Enumerate the object's children.
• Create child entries.
• Delete child entries.
• Get an object's identity.
• Get an object's parent object.

For more information, see:

• Setting Up Your Development Environment
• Binding to Directory Objects
• Navigating the Directory
• Create, Delete, Rename and Move Objects
• Directory Object Properties
• Searching the Directory

To start coding right away, see A Simple System.DirectoryServices Application.