Check if a user has an Exchange mailbox

Introduction

This VBScript is used to check if a user has an exchange mailbox. The result is the Errorlevel variable which will be set. This script can be called in a command file. For example, you could run outlook only if the user has a mailbox.

Solution

The solution is to check if there is Exchange information in active directory for this user.
As you can see, the username (logonname) is optional. In case you do not give the username, then the name will be taken from the environment variable USERNAME.

REM *** Run Outlook when user has an exchange account ***
HasMailBox.vbs
If not errorlevel==1 outlook.exe

Change the Domain Controller information, replace MyMainDC with the domain controller you want to query. (LDAP)

DCServer = "MyMainDC"

'***********************************************
'
' HasMailbox.vbs
' (c) 2003 Computech 
' Written by Peter Verijke
' Checks is user has a mailbox in Exchange
'
' Usage : HasMailbox [LogonName]
' Returns : Errorlevel==1 : not found
'
'***********************************************
 

Dim ArgObj
Dim WshShell ' as object
Dim objEnv ' as collection
Dim objUser 'As IADsUser
Dim objMailbox 'As CDOEXM.IMailboxStore
Dim sUserLDAPName 'As String
Dim DCServer 'As String

 

' Get the Arguments object
Set ArgObj = WScript.Arguments

 

If ArgObj.Count < 1 Then
   Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
   Set objEnv = WshShell.Environment("PROCESS")

 

   sUserName = objEnv("USERNAME")
else
   sUserName = UCase(ArgObj(0))
End If

 

DCServer = "MyMainDC"
sUserLDAPName = QueryActiveDirectory(sUserName)

 

Set objUser = GetObject("LDAP://" & DCServer + "/" & sUserLDAPName)

Set objMailbox = objUser
'check if user is mailbox enabled
If objMailbox.HomeMDB = "" Then
   WScript.Quit 1
Else
   WScript.Quit 0
End If

 


Public Function QueryActiveDirectory(sUserName)
'Function:      QueryActiveDirectory
'Purpose:       Search the Active Directory's Global Catalog for users
'Parameters:    UserName - user to search for
'Return:        The user's distinguished name
 
    Dim oAD 'As IADs
    Dim oGlobalCatalog 'As IADs
    Dim oRecordSet 'As Recordset
    Dim oConnection 'As New Connection
    Dim strADsPath 'As String
    Dim strQuery 'As String
    Dim strUPN 'As String

 

    set oRecordSet = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
    set oConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")

 

    'Determine the global catalog path
    Set oAD = GetObject("GC:")
    For Each oGlobalCatalog In oAD
        strADsPath = oGlobalCatalog.AdsPath
    Next
    'Initialize the ADO object
    oConnection.Provider = "ADsDSOObject"
    'The ADSI OLE-DB provider
    oConnection.Open "ADs Provider"
    'Create the search string
    strQuery = "<" & strADsPath & _
      ">;(&(objectClass=user)(objectCategory=person)(samaccountName=" & _
      sUserName & "));userPrincipalName,cn,distinguishedName;subtree"  
        'Execute the query

    Set oRecordSet = oConnection.Execute(strQuery)
    If oRecordSet.EOF And oRecordSet.BOF Then    
       'An empty recordset was returned
        QueryActiveDirectory = "Not Found"
    Else    'Records were found; loop through them
        While Not oRecordSet.EOF
            QueryActiveDirectory = oRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedName")
            oRecordSet.MoveNext
        Wend
    End If
End Function

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