I used this script to create groups for each printer in Active Directory. I now use these groups to install and map default and additional printers for workstations.

Each time I add a printer in Active Directory, I manually create the corresponding groups now. I'd like to be able to execute this script each time I create a printer and have it try to create the printer group ONLY if none exists already.

How do I modify this script to check for the existence of the group first and exit if one exists or continue if none exists.

Thank you for any assistance.

Code:

;http://www.kixtart.org/board/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=007920

call @ScriptDir+'\CreateAdGroup.udf'

;********** Beginning of group creation *********

$logfile=c:\printers.txt
$printers = GetObject("LDAP://OU=Printers,DC=company,DC=local")
$DN_of_OU ="OU=Printer Groups,DC=company,DC=local"

if @error
   ? @error - @serror
else

  $rc=redirectoutput($logfile,1)

   for each $printer in $printers
      $printername = $printer.name
      $printername = substr($printername,4)

         if left($printername,7) = "SRV-01-"

            $printername = lcase(substr($printername,8))   ;? "Printername is "$printername
 
            $defprintgroup = "D01_"+$printername   ;? "Default printer group is "$defprintgroup


               if CreateAdGroup($DN_of_OU, $defprintgroup, "global", 1, "Default Printer Group")
                  ? "Group " + $defprintgroup + " successfully created"
                else               
                  ? "CreateAdGroup " + $defprintgroup + " Failed with Error: " + @error
               endif

            $addlprintgroup = "A01_"+$printername   ;? "Additional printer group is "$addlprintgroup

               if CreateAdGroup($DN_of_OU, $addlprintgroup, "global", 1, "Additional Printer Group")
                  ? "Group " + $addlprintgroup + " successfully created"
                else
                  ? "CreateAdGroup " + $addlprintgroup + " Failed with Error: " + @error
               endif

         endif

   next

$rc=redirectoutput('')

endif