Number child objects (Perl)

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# This Perl code displays the approximate number of child objects for an OU

# ---------------------------------------------------------------
# Adapted from VBScript code contained in 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
# ---------------------------------------------------------------
use Win32::OLE;
$Win32::OLE::Warn = 3;
my $objOU = Win32::OLE->GetObject("LDAP://<OrgUnitDN>");
$objOU->GetInfoEx(["msDS-Approx-Immed-Subordinates"], 0);
print "Number of child $objects: ",$objOU->Get("msDS-Approx-Immed-Subordinates"),"\n";

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