// Create an LDIF writer which will write the search results to stdout.
    final LDIFEntryWriter writer = new LDIFEntryWriter(System.out);
    Connection connection = null;
    try
    {
      // Connect and bind to the server.
      final LDAPConnectionFactory factory = new LDAPConnectionFactory("localhost", 1389);

      connection = factory.getConnection();
      connection.bind(userName, password);

      // Read the entries and output them as LDIF.
      final ConnectionEntryReader reader = connection.search(baseDN, scope, filter, attributes);
      while (reader.hasNext())
      {
        if (reader.isEntry())
        {
          // Got an entry.
          final SearchResultEntry entry = reader.readEntry();
          writer.writeComment("Search result entry: " + entry.getName().toString());
          writer.writeEntry(entry);
        }
        else
        {
          // Got a continuation reference.
          final SearchResultReference ref = reader.readReference();
          writer.writeComment("Search result reference: " + ref.getURIs().toString());
        }
      }
      writer.flush();
    }
    catch (final Exception e)
    {
      // Handle exceptions...
      System.err.println(e.getMessage());
    }
    finally
    {
      if (connection != null)
      {
        connection.close();
      }
    }