Adding printer 1

[mot98]

Hi All,

I have been told that I can add a network printer during the logon script. I believe the correct syntax is:

' vb script to add printers via login script
Set WshNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network&quot
PrinterPath = "\\vtserver2b\HP4MEngr"
PrinterDriver = "HP LaserJet 4M"
WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection PrinterPath, PrinterDriver


Do I put this directly in my logon script? Or do I have to create it as a VB Script and then call it from the batch file.

Thanks,
mot98


"Every day I learn something new, and forget 10 things I learned long ago!"

 

[sfriday]

you need to put it in a vbs file and call it from the login script,

use

Wscript nameoffile.vbs

within your login script Regards
Steve Friday

 

[mot98]

Thanks Steve,

I have done this and the program seems to work great. However when it installs the printer, it is doing so with the local port "LPT1". How can I get it to install with a network port?

Thanks,

mot98


"Every day I learn something new, and forget 10 things I learned long ago!"

 

[spazman]

Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network&quot
PrinterPath = "\\printserver\HP4050-1"
WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection PrinterPath
WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter PrinterPath

I used ythe above code and created the printer on the workstation and et it as default and used a network port not a LPT

Is there maybe somewhere else in your login script that maps it to lpt1?

 

[mot98]

Hi spazman,

For some reason this is still not working for me. It is still creating it to the LPT1 port. I have edited the logon script to only have the VB Script in it, so nothing should be effecting it.

I am trying to run this on a win95 client with WSH 5.5 installed.

Is there something else I am missing here?

Thanks,
mot98


"Every day I learn something new, and forget 10 things I learned long ago!"

 

[spazman]

I did it on a w2k PRo with 5.6 scripting, try updating the script engine, just a thought.

let me know.

 

[mot98]

I installed 5.6 scripting and it is still not working. I tried it on one of my w2k pro machines too and it worked.

Must be something wrong with win95.

Has anyone seen this before and know a fix?

Thanks,
mot98


"Every day I learn something new, and forget 10 things I learned long ago!"

 

[sfriday]

AddWindowsPrinterConnection in Windows 9x will default to LPT1


AddWindowsPrinterConnection(printerpath, drivername, port) is for 95

and AddWindowsPrinterConnection(printerpath) is for 2K

taken from VBSCRIPT in a Nutshell




Regards
Steve Friday

 

[mot98]

Thanks Steve,

It worked great. mot98


"Every day I learn something new, and forget 10 things I learned long ago!"