IWshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter Method

[José Roca]

The following code uses the AddWindowsPrinterConnection method to connect a network printer and set it as the default printer.

JScript

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var WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network");
var PrinterPath = "\\\\research\\library1";
WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection(PrinterPath);
WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter(PrinterPath);


VBScript

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Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
PrinterPath = "\\research\library1"
WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection PrinterPath
WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter PrinterPath


PowerBASIC

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DIM pWshNet2 AS IWshNetwork2
DIM strPrinterPath AS STRING
strPrinterPath = UCODE$("\\research\library1")
pWshNet = NEWCOM "WScript.Network"
pWshNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection strPrinterPath
pWshNet.SetDefaultPrinter strPrinterPath