# Compiled Ruby/LDAP for Windows 2000/XP?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compiled-ruby-ldap-for-windows-2000-xp/65933>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 22, 2006, 2:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compiled-ruby-ldap-for-windows-2000-xp/65933 "2006-08-22T14:35:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![budu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@budu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/budu)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 2:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compiled-ruby-ldap-for-windows-2000-xp/65933/1 "2006-08-22T14:35:07Z")

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Hi !

Where can I find a precompiled version of Ruby/LDAP for Windows 2000/XP  
?? I would like to connect to an AD with Ruby at work but I can’t…

Thank you very much…  
Nicolas.

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**Author:** ![budu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@budu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/budu)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compiled-ruby-ldap-for-windows-2000-xp/65933/2 "2006-08-22T14:39:28Z")

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ok, i’ve just found it here :  
[http://toolbox.boudry.org/articles/2006/05/09/building-ruby-ldap-for-win32](http://toolbox.boudry.org/articles/2006/05/09/building-ruby-ldap-for-win32)

Nicolas B. wrote:

> Hi !
> 
> Where can I find a precompiled version of Ruby/LDAP for Windows 2000/XP  
> ?? I would like to connect to an AD with Ruby at work but I can’t…
> 
> Thank you very much…  
> Nicolas.

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**Author:** ![budu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@budu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/budu)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 3:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compiled-ruby-ldap-for-windows-2000-xp/65933/3 "2006-08-22T15:02:14Z")

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As an alternative, try Net::LDAP, which doesn’t require a compiler.

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**Author:** ![budu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@budu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/budu)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 5:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compiled-ruby-ldap-for-windows-2000-xp/65933/4 "2006-08-22T17:25:09Z")

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Francis C. wrote:

> As an alternative, try Net::LDAP, which doesn’t require a compiler.

Yes, I’ve found your library just a couple of minutes after and I have  
to say that it’s incredible! Easy to install and to use, it fully suits  
my needs!

Thank you very much!

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**Author:** ![budu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@budu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/budu)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 5:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compiled-ruby-ldap-for-windows-2000-xp/65933/5 "2006-08-22T17:42:41Z")

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Thanks for giving it a try. Let me know if you have feature requests.  
I’ve been noticing lately that Microsoft has defined a fair number of  
LDAP controls, and I was thinking about supporting some of them, so  
anyone out there who does a lot of stuff with A/D, let me know if  
there are things you’d like Net::LDAP to do.