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#114749 - 2004-02-25 12:28 PM Add network printer
jering jering Fresh Scripter Registered: 2004-02-25 Posts: 17	We have a domain with 2000-computers. We use a kix-script to add printers, map network drives etc. This have worked just fine. But now we got a new networkprinter, a HP LaserJet 1300n. It`s a pure network printer (not connected to a PC, but directly to the network with a TP-cable). Any suggestions?
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#114750 - 2004-02-25 12:43 PM Re: Add network printer
Co Co MM club member Registered: 2000-11-20 Posts: 1341 Loc: NL	Quote: We use a kix-script to add printers, map network drives etc. Euh, Do it the same way?? Maybe you can show us your script... Search the board and manual for addprinterconnection. There is also an UDF: addprinter() Edited by Co (2004-02-25 12:48 PM) _________________________ Co
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#114751 - 2004-02-25 12:53 PM Re: Add network printer
jering jering Fresh Scripter Registered: 2004-02-25 Posts: 17	ADDPRINTERCONNECTION Action Adds a connection to the specified printer for the current user. Syntax ADDPRINTERCONNECTION ("printer name") Parameters Printer name The (share)name of the printer to which to connect. Remarks This function is available only on Windows NT or higher, and can be used only to connect to printers on a server running under Windows NT or higher. 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. Returns 0 Printer connection established Error code Function failed Example If ADDPRINTERCONNECTION ("\\vleerbeer\hp laserjet 4") = 0 ? "Added printer connection...." Endif As you see the only parameter is the sharename of the printer. For example: \\myserver\myprinter But the problem is that my new printer is a network printer. It haven`t got any sharename, only an IP-adress. And it doesnt work when I type the IP instead of \\myserver\myprinter
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#114752 - 2004-02-25 12:54 PM Re: Add network printer
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	yep, seems like he is after IP printing facilities, thus that UDF would do. talking that it is not connected to any machine says he has no printserver at all currently. so another solution would be to set it up. _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#114753 - 2004-02-25 12:55 PM Re: Add network printer
Co Co MM club member Registered: 2000-11-20 Posts: 1341 Loc: NL	Don't you have to make a printqueue on a Printserver first? _________________________ Co
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#114754 - 2004-02-25 12:58 PM Re: Add network printer
jering jering Fresh Scripter Registered: 2004-02-25 Posts: 17	It`s a built-in network card on the printer. AddPrinter("192.168.1.1","Xerox DocumentCenter 555 PCL6","\\Server\PrinterDrives\Xerox\dc555pcl\dc555x.inf","Xerox Document Centre 55 5 PCL6 in Office",REMOTEPC,1 Is it enough to add this line in my .kix file? Printer info: Product Name: hp LaserJet 1300n Formatter Number: BY3G49Z Product Serial Number: CNCD037946 Service ID: 00000 Firmware Datecode: 20030514 Total Memory: 16 MBytes Available Memory: 5.6 MBytes LIO Card Installed: Ethernet Print Server LIO IP Address: 10.231.144.240 Max Print Quality: ProRes 1200 Device Description: hp LaserJet 1300 Edited by jering (2004-02-25 01:00 PM)*
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#114755 - 2004-02-25 01:00 PM Re: Add network printer
Co Co MM club member Registered: 2000-11-20 Posts: 1341 Loc: NL	Lonkero, You replied to early... _________________________ Co
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#114756 - 2004-02-25 01:07 PM Re: Add network printer
Co Co MM club member Registered: 2000-11-20 Posts: 1341 Loc: NL	Quote: It`s a built-in network card on the printer. So? How are you other printers connected? Make a new queue on a printersever if you have one. Choose as port tcp/ip printing, create a port, create a printername, create a sharename etc. _________________________ Co
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#114757 - 2004-02-25 01:13 PM Re: Add network printer
Co Co MM club member Registered: 2000-11-20 Posts: 1341 Loc: NL	HOW TO: Set Up a Print Queue in Windows 2000 _________________________ Co
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#114758 - 2004-02-25 01:21 PM Re: Add network printer
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	also if you choose to use the udf, you need to also somehow include the udf code in your script. see faq forum for thread "how to use UDFs" _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#114759 - 2004-02-25 01:49 PM Re: Add network printer
jering jering Fresh Scripter Registered: 2004-02-25 Posts: 17	I have made an UDF out of this template: ;FUNCTION Name_of_UDF ; ;ACTION Short description of purpose ; ;AUTHOR Name of author ; ;CONTRIBUTORS Name(s) of contributor(s) ; ;VERSION UDF version ; ;DATE CREATED YYYY/MM/DD ; ;DATE MODIFIED YYYY/MM/DD ; ;KIXTART Minimum required Kixtart version ; ;SYNTAX NAME_OF_UDF(PARAMETER 1, PARAMETER2 [, PARAMETER3]) ; ;PARAMETERS PARAMETER1 ; Description of first parameter ; ; PARAMETER2 ; Description of second parameter ; ; PARAMETER3 ; Description of optional first parameter ; ;RETURNS Type of return value ; ;REMARKS Additional remarks about the UDF ; ;DEPENDENCIES DependUDF @ http://www.kixtart.org/board/... ; Name and URL of UDFs that this UDF depends on ; ;EXAMPLE A short functional example demonstrating the UDF ; ;KIXTART BBS http://www.kixtart.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=12;t=000000 ; URL the UDF was posted under ; function Name_of_UDF($parameter 1, $parameter2, optional $parameter3) endfunction And called it myudf.kix In the *.bat file I wrote: //10.100.3.100/netlogon/kix32 //10.100.3.100/netlogon/test.kix In the test.kix file I wrote: CALL myudf.kix But I get an error message. What am I doing wrong?
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#114760 - 2004-02-25 02:04 PM Re: Add network printer
Co Co MM club member Registered: 2000-11-20 Posts: 1341 Loc: NL	Quote: What am I doing wrong? First give us more info. I can do nothing with this information... Post your script(s) Try to do something with addprinter()... Search the board for Addprinter() Tell us if you use a printerserver.. Tell us how your other printers are connected... _________________________ Co
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#114761 - 2004-02-25 02:08 PM Re: Add network printer
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	you should not mod the UDF. it's there so you don't need to do it again by yourself. I see you tried to tweak it somehow and immediately got an syntax error there. did you read the faq thread I said? _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#114762 - 2004-02-25 02:38 PM Re: Add network printer
jering jering Fresh Scripter Registered: 2004-02-25 Posts: 17	Ok. http://home.c2i.net/jering/diverse There you`ll find test.kix and test2.kix In the test2.kix I`ve pasted the template from "How to write a UDF". Can someone tell what I can modify in the test2.kix and tell me where I can input this string: ;$=AddPrinter("10.231.144.240","HP LaserJet 1300n","\\skoledomene\drivere\hp laserjet 1300\win2000_xp\1300m6.inf","HP LaserJet 1300n paa Lo skole",,1)
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#114763 - 2004-02-25 02:56 PM Re: Add network printer
Kdyer Kdyer KiX Supporter Registered: 2001-01-03 Posts: 6241 Loc: Tigard, OR	Jering, You really need to post this code here rather than sending us out to do your work! You should review the Ettiquette post in the FAQ Section. OK.. Let's see if we can summarize what you are looking for.. As Lonkero pointed out, you need to review - How to use UDFs TEST.KIX - Your version Code: CALL d:\kix\test2.kix goto end :end Modified to - Code: CALL "d:\kix\test2.kix" GOTO is not needed. You need to surround your CALL file with Quotes. Better yet- Code: CALL @Scriptdir+"\test2.kix" TEST2.KIX Nothing other than a template. Kent _________________________ Utilize these resources: UDFs (Full List) KiXtart FAQ & How to's
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#114764 - 2004-02-25 03:00 PM Re: Add network printer
jering jering Fresh Scripter Registered: 2004-02-25 Posts: 17	But where in the template do I fill in the AddPrinter line?
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#114765 - 2004-02-25 03:00 PM Re: Add network printer
Co Co MM club member Registered: 2000-11-20 Posts: 1341 Loc: NL	Code: Function Name_of_UDF($parameter 1, $parameter2, optional $parameter3) EndFunction This will never work, This isn't a function at all! Please read the whole thread again. First: Search the board for addprinter() and don't modify this UDF.. Second: Tell us how your other printers are connected, Do you use a printserver?? Read the URL I have posted before... Etc. _________________________ Co
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#114766 - 2004-02-25 03:09 PM Re: Add network printer
Kdyer Kdyer KiX Supporter Registered: 2001-01-03 Posts: 6241 Loc: Tigard, OR	Just a second here - This will not work either: Code: ;$=AddPrinter("10.231.144.240","HP LaserJet 1300n","\\skoledomene\drivere\hp laserjet 1300\win2000_xp\1300m6.inf", "HP LaserJet 1300n paa Lo skole",,1) Per KiXtart documentation, ";" is a comment and will not be executed. You need to change this to - Code: $=AddPrinter("10.231.144.240","HP LaserJet 1300n","\\skoledomene\drivere\hp laserjet 1300\win2000_xp\1300m6.inf", "HP LaserJet 1300n paa Lo skole",,1) Also, you should debug your code to see where it is not working. Kent _________________________ Utilize these resources: UDFs (Full List) KiXtart FAQ & How to's
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#114767 - 2004-02-25 03:09 PM Re: Add network printer
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	my order is different: 1) finally read the Howto USE udf's thread 2) click on the link posted before to obtain the addprinter() udf 3) place it in your script file 4) use it as any normal kixtart inbuild function but yours is fine _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#114768 - 2004-02-25 03:11 PM Re: Add network printer
Co Co MM club member Registered: 2000-11-20 Posts: 1341 Loc: NL	Do a search and you will find topics like these: http://www.kixtart.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB1&Number=112320&Forum=All_Forums&Words=addprinter&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=1&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=112320&Search=true#Post112320 http://www.kixtart.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB1&Number=111634&Forum=All_Forums&Words=addprinter&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=1&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=111634&Search=true#Post111634 _________________________ Co
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