Bat file coding

[tommccann]

hi guys, anyone know how to check for a printer on usb then set it as default, must be BAT format tho sadly because i want it to fit in to my current script. we currently map and default network printers like this: IF %Location% == itsuite \\Domain\netlogon\CON2PRT /CD \\Domain\suite

using a enivronment variable to set locations.

 

Any ideas??

 

Thanks

[neon]

could you not write the code in .vbs and write a line in your .bat file to call the .vbs?

[tommccann]

if you could tell me how to call a vbs from a bat then yea i suppose

[neon]

call "\\servername\sharename\vbsname.vbs"

 

think it will be easier to do it in .vbs than a .bat file? think you would have to install extras to acheive this from a .bat script.

[tommccann]

Dim oPrinters

 

Set shell= WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")

Set oPrinters = WshNetwork.EnumPrinterConnections

 

 

For i = 0 to oPrinters.Count - 1 Step 2

if oPrinters.Item(i) = "LPT1:" then

wshnetwork.setdefaultprinter oPrinters.Item(i)

elseif oPrinters.Item(i) = "USB001" then

wshnetwork.setdefaultprinter oPrinters.Item(i)

end if

Next

 

 

then called in the bat, o that was easier than i thought! cheers

[neon]

yh, i was looking for the code to send you, on easter hols for 2 weeks so couldnt get hold of it...

 

try this website Logon Script Printer - AddWindowsPrinterConnection VBScript Method is quite good for things like this...