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#73066 - 2003-02-13 09:10 AM How to view a queue from script
Schuliebug Schuliebug Hey THIS is FUN Registered: 2002-01-18 Posts: 379 Loc: Netherlands	Hi, I'm working on a script that users can use to choose a printer or open a printer queue. I'm having problem to open a view to a queue. When i try to use code: Shell '%ComSpec% /c start $queue' it doesn't do anything. When doing the same on a command line it works. Some background info on why writing this tool: some of our apps still needs LPT1 mapped to the queue. Thats why of write this, when choosing a default queue the LPT1 is automatically mapped to the same queue. _________________________ Kind regards,
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#73067 - 2003-02-13 09:22 AM Re: How to view a queue from script
Schuliebug Schuliebug Hey THIS is FUN Registered: 2002-01-18 Posts: 379 Loc: Netherlands	Slow morning on the BB, huh ? _________________________ Kind regards,
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#73068 - 2003-02-13 01:24 PM Re: How to view a queue from script
Schuliebug Schuliebug Hey THIS is FUN Registered: 2002-01-18 Posts: 379 Loc: Netherlands	Extra info: when creating a link with just the queue in it, it also doesn't start from an Shell '%ComSpec% /c start $queue'.. Better said: it spawn and immidiate closes the window ? Test code: $URL='\\server\queue' ; $URL='%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe' ; no params (yet) ; $URL='\\server\share' ; share may contain $ $=ViewURL($URL) Exit Function ViewURL($URL) If $URL='' $ViewURL='Error: No URL defined !' Exit(1) EndIf ; Temporary URL link.. $URLLnk='%Temp%\'+SubStr($URL,InStrRev($URL,'\')+1)+'.lnk' ; Create temporary URL link.. $Shell=CreateObject('WScript.Shell') If $Shell $Shrtcut=$Shell.CreateShortcut($URLLnk) If $Shrtcut $Shrtcut.TargetPath=$URL $CreateShCut=$Shrtcut.Save $Shrtcut = 0 EndIf EndIf ; Spawn shortcut.. If Exist($URLLnk) Shell '%ComSpec% /c start $URLLnk' Del $URLLnk EndIf EndFunction Only when using a queue it failes, the other two works fine ?? Heh, PostPrep for the first time. Must be one of the last ones using it [ 13. February 2003, 13:25: Message edited by: Schuliebug ] _________________________ Kind regards,
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#73069 - 2003-02-13 03:08 PM Re: How to view a queue from script
Bryce Bryce KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-02-29 Posts: 3167 Loc: Houston TX	off of the top of my head... adsi has functions to open and view printer queue's. a quick example on how to display all printjobs in a given print queue. code: $computer = getobject("WinNT://@wksta") $computer.filter = "printqueue","" for each $printer in $computer ? $printer.name for each $job in $printer.printjobs " " + $job.user + " " + $job.TimeSubmitted + " " + $job.totalpages next next
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#73070 - 2003-02-13 03:11 PM Re: How to view a queue from script
Schuliebug Schuliebug Hey THIS is FUN Registered: 2002-01-18 Posts: 379 Loc: Netherlands	Bryce, The problem is not the functionality you described (lot's of examples available throught msdn) but just to open de printer, functionality you get when going to a printer you've connected and klick on it. It'l then open up the queue.. _________________________ Kind regards,
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#73071 - 2003-02-13 03:23 PM Re: How to view a queue from script
Bryce Bryce KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-02-29 Posts: 3167 Loc: Houston TX	ahhh i think i understand now. you just want to open up the GUI window that you get when you double click on a printer queue name in the start\|settings\|printers menu.... hmmmm this is a control panel applet... and might be able to open using the run32dll shell trick...
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#73072 - 2003-02-13 04:10 PM Re: How to view a queue from script
ShaneEP ShaneEP MM club member Registered: 2002-11-29 Posts: 2127 Loc: Tulsa, OK	You can try using the printui.dll commands. rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /o /n\\machine\printer will open a printer queue. You can also do a.. rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /? to view all other options. Dont know if this is exactly what you were looking for.
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#73073 - 2003-02-13 04:37 PM Re: How to view a queue from script
Schuliebug Schuliebug Hey THIS is FUN Registered: 2002-01-18 Posts: 379 Loc: Netherlands	CitrixMan, works like a charm !! I've put start in front of the command, resulting in: Shell '%ComSpec% /c start rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /o /n'+$Queue In this case the script will create the queue window, and the normal window will close afterwards Thankz !! _________________________ Kind regards,
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#73074 - 2003-04-23 10:40 AM Re: How to view a queue from script
Schuliebug Schuliebug Hey THIS is FUN Registered: 2002-01-18 Posts: 379 Loc: Netherlands	CitrixMan, Do you, by any chance, also know if is there something alike for Dial-Up connections ?? Trying to rewrite rasphone.exe to a KiXforms GUI, need to start, add or delete a connection from there. _________________________ Kind regards,
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