sub ad_search { # To search AD and return a pre-determined value
	my $search_base = $_[0]; # This is the base for our searches 
	my $filter = $_[1]; # This is the valid LDAP filter that we will be applying
	my $attribute = $_[2]; # This is the attribute that we will be returning
	my $search_scope = $_[3]; # This is the scope for our search to follow
	
	my ($conn, $res, @result, $succ_search); # Variables that we are using as we go
			
	$conn = Win32::OLE->new('ADODB.Connection'); # New connection
	$conn->{Provider} = "ADsDSOObject"; # OLE provider
	$conn->Open;
	$res = $conn->Execute($search_base . $filter . $attribute . $search_scope); # This is our search
	
	if ($res->EOF) { # If we have found 0 records that match our search
		$succ_search = 0; # Set our no records found item and return it
	} else {
		$succ_search = 1; # So our records found item
		$res->MoveFirst; # Go to the first record
		while (not $res->EOF) { # Whie we still have records
		    push (@result, $res->Fields(0)->Value); # Push them to our array
		    $res->MoveNext; # Go to the next one
		}
	}
	
	return ($succ_search, @result); # Return our success and our array of results
}

##</code><code>##

sub ad_get_attrib { # For returning Attribute Values....
	my $dn = $_[0]; # The object DN
	my $attrib = $_[1]; # The attribute in question
	
	my ($object,$result);
	
	$object = Win32::OLE->GetObject("$dn");
	
	if ($object->{$attrib}) { # If this Attribute actually exists....
		$result = $object->Get("$attrib");
	}
	
	return $result;
}

##</code><code>##

sub ad_modify { # To change a single value in AD

	my $dn = $_[0]; # The object DN
	my $attrib = $_[1]; # The attribute to change
	my $value = $_[2]; # The attributes new value
	
	my ($object);
	
	$object = Win32::OLE->GetObject("$dn");

	$object->{$attrib} = "$value";

	$object->SetInfo; # Don't forget to set the values
}