Find closest DC (VBScript)

This code can be found in Chapter 3 of Active Directory Cookbook, 2nd edition

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' This VBScript code finds the closest domain controller in the domain
' that the computer running the script is in.

' ---------------------------------------------------------------
' From the book "Active Directory Cookbook" by Robbie Allen
' Publisher: O'Reilly and Associates
' ISBN: 0-596-00466-4
' Book web site: http://rallenhome.com/books/adcookbook/code.html
' ---------------------------------------------------------------

' ------ SCRIPT CONFIGURATION ------
strDomain = "<DomainDNSName>"  ' e.g. emea.rallencorp.com
' ------ END CONFIGURATION ---------

set objIadsTools = CreateObject("IADsTools.DCFunctions")
objIadsTools.DsGetDcName( Cstr(strDomain) )
Wscript.Echo "DC: " & objIadsTools.DCName
Wscript.Echo "DC Site: " & objIadsTools.DCSiteName
Wscript.Echo "Client Site: " & objIadsTools.ClientSiteName

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