Implementing Active Directory with C++ Builder

Question

We want to implement Active Directory using C++ Builder (10.2 Tokyo). I've managed to download the SDK from Microsoft and even used C++ Builder's implib/coff2omf utilities to convert the .Lib files to work with C++ Builder.

I've found some sample code from the Microsoft docs , but now its trying to use a CComBSTR function from Microsoft. As I'm going through this the more I am doubting this is the correct way. Regardless, here's the line:

hr = pCont->Create(CComBSTR("user"), CComBSTR("cn=jeffsmith"), &pDisp );

Is there a better way to approach this?

Answer 1

CComBSTR is a smart wrapper class in the ATL framework for a COM BSTR string. C++Builder officially dropped support for ATL in XE (but you can still use it ).

C++Builder's RTL has its own smart wrappers for BSTR ( WideString and TOleString ), for example:

hr = pCont->Create(WideString("user").c_bstr(), WideString("cn=jeffsmith").c_bstr(), &pDisp );