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Prettify/Format LDAP Queries using Powershell

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Here is a simple script to indent add new lines to a PowerShell query. 

$ldap = "(&(&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user))(lastLogonTimestamp<=128752108510000000)(!(userAccountControl:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=2)))"

$ldap = $ldap -replace '\(([\&\|\!]+)', "(`$1`n"
$ldap = $ldap.replace(')', ")`n")

$lines = $ldap.split("`n")
$indent = 0
$new_lines = ForEach ($line in $lines) {
    if  ($line -eq ")") {
        $indent--
    }

    ("`t" * $indent) + $line

    if ($line -eq "(&" -or $line -eq "(|" -or $line -eq "(!") {
        $indent++
    }
}

$new_lines

Results in a nicely formatted query:

(&
	(&
		(objectCategory=person)
		(objectClass=user)
	)
	(lastLogonTimestamp<=128752108510000000)
	(!
		(userAccountControl:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=2)
	)
)