Using the IIS Admin Base Object Interface

IIS provides two distinct ways to access and manipulate the configuration information stored in the metabase: the IIS Admin Objects and the IIS Admin Base Object. The IIS Admin Base Object, which is described in this section, is a low-level interface that is most appropriate for use with COM-compliant languages such as C++.

The IIS Admin Objects, which take advantage of the Microsoft Active Directory Services Interface (ADSI), can be used with Visual Basic or scripting languages. For more information, see Using the IIS ADSI Provider.

This section contains:

• IIS Admin Base Object Overview: Outlines what the IIS Admin Base Object does, and how you can use the interfaces that it provides to create applications that programmatically administer IIS.
• Administration Tasks Using the IIS Admin Base Object: Describes how your application can perform some of the most commonly required administrative tasks.

For more information about IIS objects and properties, see IIS Admin Base Object Reference, Metabase Property Reference, and Advanced Programmatic Administration Reference.