Create a drop-down list that populates from AD

Hello,
Is there a way to create a drop-down list in Excel that will populate from active directory? I'm finding all sorts of stuff for SharePoint, but nothing for Excel.
Thanks!
-Dusty

If you are using the following version of Excel:
1.Microsoft Office 2010 Professional Plus with Software Assurance
2.Microsoft Office 2013 Professional Plus, Office 365 ProPlus or Excel 2013 Standalone
You can download and install the Power Query add-in, then you can import the data from Active Directory to Excel.
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Hi,
I would recommend some posts from Stefan Cameron's blog:
http://forms.stefcameron.com/2006/09/18/connecting-a-form-to-a-database/
http://forms.stefcameron.com/2006/09/29/selecting-specific-database-records/
http://forms.stefcameron.com/2006/12/18/databases-inserting-updating-and-deleting-records/
http://forms.stefcameron.com/2006/12/07/better-form-design-with-xfa-25/
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I have a problem with a PDF form: There's a drop down list that I populate with Excel data that I've put in an XML file through an XSD file -- no problem here. The drop down list has a data binding to the XML file, so that a choice in the drop down list can be associated with an object in the XML file. So, when I make a choice in the drop down list, a corresponding object value is fetched from the XML file and put in a text field on the form.
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http://forms.stefcameron.com/2006/07/29/dynamic-properties/
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Although your issue is far beyond mine, I was hoping you can help me out.....
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Error while populating drop down list with values from a database

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Wrong usage of Iterator.

         
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