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#203257 - 2011-10-14 12:39 PM SetDefaultPrinter function on windows 7 x64...working???
asco Offline
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hi all... im trying to use SetDefaultPrinter funtion... but i cant seam to get it to work. i know i must use the "printer name" and not the share name like in addprinter. The script runs and returns no error, but the default printer is not set.

her is my code:

 Code:
If AddPrinterConnection ("\\unysdc01\unysp01") = 0
   ? "Added printer connection Sort/Hvid. EDB Rum. Skovallen. Canon"
   If SetDefaultPrinter ("\\unysdc01\Sort/Hvid. EDB Rum. Skovallen. Canon") = 0
      ? "Set default printer to Sort/Hvid. EDB Rum. Skovallen. Canon"
   Endif

Endif


any ideers? pls?

Edited by Mart (2011-10-16 11:55 AM)
Edit Reason: Please use code tags when posting code.
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#203258 - 2011-10-14 03:01 PM Re: SetDefaultPrinter function on windows 7 x64...working??? [Re: asco]
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I'm just sitting here running through all my customers and cannot think if any of them have used the setdefaultprinter in the logon script since Win7x64, so unfortunately, I can't say I've tested this or not.

There is another option if you want to give it a try, which does allow you to use the share name. I have not tested this with win7 so please let me know your results if you go this route.

SetAsDefaultPrinter - http://www.kixtart.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=187517#Post187517

How to use UDFs -
http://www.kixtart.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=81943#Post81943

The rest of the UDFs are here -
http://www.kixtart.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=7&page=1
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#203259 - 2011-10-14 03:38 PM Re: SetDefaultPrinter function on windows 7 x64...working??? [Re: Allen]
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My results on Win7 x64, worked on both SetDefaultPrinter and SetAsDefaultPrinter.

Maybe you have a misspelled printer name?
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#203260 - 2011-10-14 03:42 PM Re: SetDefaultPrinter function on windows 7 x64...working??? [Re: Allen]
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Or maybe its this...

 Code:
If SetDefaultPrinter ("\\unysdc01\Sort/Hvid. EDB Rum. Skovallen. Canon") = 0


change to:
 Code:
If SetDefaultPrinter ("Sort/Hvid. EDB Rum. Skovallen. Canon") = 0
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#203261 - 2011-10-14 08:29 PM Re: SetDefaultPrinter function on windows 7 x64...working??? [Re: Allen]
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I can also confirm that SetDefaultPrinter() works on win7x64.
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#203262 - 2011-10-14 08:51 PM Re: SetDefaultPrinter function on windows 7 x64...working??? [Re: ShaneEP]
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I use it in my login script and it works on all platforms that I've used, from W2K to Win7, 32 & 64 bit.

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#203263 - 2011-10-14 11:48 PM Re: SetDefaultPrinter function on windows 7 x64...working??? [Re: asco]
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Try catching the error your setdefaultprinter() function returns and report back ;\)
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#203275 - 2011-10-16 05:29 PM Re: SetDefaultPrinter function on windows 7 x64...working??? [Re: Jochen]
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I vote for Allen's solution!
does that count?
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#203302 - 2011-10-21 11:17 AM Re: SetDefaultPrinter function on windows 7 x64...working??? [Re: Lonkero]
asco Offline
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can someone of you post you code... i cant seam to get to work in any way!
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#203303 - 2011-10-21 11:27 AM Re: SetDefaultPrinter function on windows 7 x64...working??? [Re: asco]
Mart Moderator Offline
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This works just fine for me.
It assumes that the printer name and the share name are the same.

 Code:
Break on

$printer = "\\server\printer1"

$rc = AddPrinterConnection($printer)
?"Errors while adding printer:"
? @ERROR
? @SERROR
?
$rc = SetDefaultPrinter($printer)
? "Errors while setting default printer:"
? @ERROR
? @SERROR

sleep 5
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#203311 - 2011-10-21 06:01 PM Re: SetDefaultPrinter function on windows 7 x64...working??? [Re: Mart]
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My guess is that the weird printer name (probably the '/') is causing problems. Try changing the printer name to something simpler and see if it works.

I take it back, I tested with a local printer named the same as you specified and it worked fine. Problem must be elsewhere.

Edited by ShaneEP (2011-10-21 06:08 PM)
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#203314 - 2011-10-22 01:29 PM Re: SetDefaultPrinter function on windows 7 x64...working??? [Re: ShaneEP]
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hmm... wonder if this has something to do with security context...

have you tried running the script manually?
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#207667 - 2013-09-01 03:31 PM Re: SetDefaultPrinter function on windows 7 x64...working??? [Re: Mart]
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Old thread but we've recently moved from Citrix XenApp v5 (running on Windows 2003) to XenApp v6.5 (running on Windows 2008 R2 x64). We have *exactly* the same problem. The SetDefaultPrinter returns a result of 0 but the default printer doesn't actually change.

Script reduced to a single line:

"Result=" SetDefaultPrinter("Mac02 - Olivetti MF350")

Returns "Result=0". Change the printer name to something invalid and you get "Result=2" so one has the printer name right.

I wonder if SetDefaultPrinter is changing the registry and isn't changing the right key re: syswow64 etc?

Cheers, Rob.
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#207668 - 2013-09-01 03:52 PM Re: SetDefaultPrinter function on windows 7 x64...working??? [Re: InforMed]
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Is the script a traditional logon script or GPO Startup Script?
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