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#113602 - 2004-02-09 11:58 AM Using local printdriver with AddPrinterConnection
Darren_W Darren_W Hey THIS is FUN Registered: 2001-10-10 Posts: 208 Loc: Bristol, England	Hi, I'm setting up printers using AddPrinterConnection from a XP Pro Machine, the printers are on a NT Server. The drivers on the server are not compatable with XP so I would like the computer to use the local drivers. Is there any enhancements to the function to do this? _________________________ I want to share something with you - the three sentences that will get you through life. Number 1, 'cover for me.' Number 2, 'oh, good idea, boss.' Number 3, 'it was like that when I got here'.
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#113603 - 2004-02-09 01:46 PM Re: Using local printdriver with AddPrinterConnection
AzzerShaw AzzerShaw Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2003-02-20 Posts: 510 Loc: Cheltenham, England	Do you need to? A Pc will only use the server driver if there is a problem with the driver already installed on the local machine. If its XP I would assume that it has already got the drivers installed. _________________________ If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. There's no use being a damn fool about it. - W.C Fields
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#113604 - 2004-02-09 04:26 PM Re: Using local printdriver with AddPrinterConnection
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	No, ADDPRINTERCONNECTION requires the print server to provide the correct printer drivers to the client. You can install additional printer drivers for Windows 2000/XP support on the print server. _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#113605 - 2004-02-09 10:08 PM Re: Using local printdriver with AddPrinterConnection
Darren_W Darren_W Hey THIS is FUN Registered: 2001-10-10 Posts: 208 Loc: Bristol, England	Thanks, Read this article (link) will test it out and see how it goes _________________________ I want to share something with you - the three sentences that will get you through life. Number 1, 'cover for me.' Number 2, 'oh, good idea, boss.' Number 3, 'it was like that when I got here'.
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#113606 - 2004-02-10 01:26 AM Re: Using local printdriver with AddPrinterConnection
mvandek2 mvandek2 Fresh Scripter Registered: 2003-12-10 Posts: 21	Quote: You can install additional printer drivers for Windows 2000/XP support on the print server. How do you do that in case of external printservers?
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#113607 - 2004-02-10 01:34 AM Re: Using local printdriver with AddPrinterConnection
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	How do you define "external printserver" ? ADDPRINTERCONNECTION works with a Windows/NT/2000/XP/2003-based print server. That computer needs to have all relevant print drivers for all connection operating systems installed in order to be able to download the printer drivers. _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#113608 - 2004-02-10 01:36 AM Re: Using local printdriver with AddPrinterConnection
mvandek2 mvandek2 Fresh Scripter Registered: 2003-12-10 Posts: 21	External hardware printservers, like the HP Jetdirect.
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#113609 - 2004-02-10 03:44 AM Re: Using local printdriver with AddPrinterConnection
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	What does this have to do with ADDPRINTERCONNECTION? Quote: AddPrinterConnection( ) This function is available only on Windows NT family, and can be used only to connect to printers on a server running the Windows NT/2000/XP operating system. When Windows NT connects to the printer, it may copy printer driver files to the local computer. If the user does not have permission to copy files to the appropriate location, ADDPRINTERCONNECTION fails, and @ERROR returns ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED. ADDPRINTERCONNECTION does not work directly with printservers like HP JetDirect, only with Windows-based printservers. To utilize ADDPRINTERCONNECTION, you'd have to create a Windows-based print server that connects to the JetDirect and then shares that printer to clients. Clients can then connect to the Windows-based print server for their printing needs. Edited by sealeopard (2004-02-10 03:47 AM) _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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