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#149991 - 2005-10-14 01:58 PM default printers by machine name
Duke999 Duke999 Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-09-20 Posts: 13	Hello everyone, Is it possible to set a default printer to a range of terminals by their netbios names. We have a school that needs the printer in each classroom to be the default for the wyse termainls in that room. Thanks
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#149992 - 2005-10-14 02:17 PM Re: default printers by machine name
Richard H. Richard H. Administrator Registered: 2000-01-24 Posts: 4946 Loc: Leatherhead, Surrey, UK	Sure. Keep a file an INI file on your Netlogon share with the default printer name in it and key the entry by the client name. I'm assuming as you've said that these have NetBIOS names that they are some sort of WinCE device rather than the older WyseTerm thin clients? Anyhoo, your ini file will look something like: Code: [PRINTER] WYSETERM001=\\server\printer1 WYSETERM002=\\server\printer2 ... You can get the default printer with: Code: $sDefaultPrinter=ReadProfileString(@SERVER+"\Netlogon+"\Printers.ini","PRINTER",%CLIENTNAME%) If the NetBIOS names include the room number then it becomes even easier.
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#149993 - 2005-10-14 02:39 PM Re: default printers by machine name
Duke999 Duke999 Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-09-20 Posts: 13	Thanks Richard. They are embedded XP terminals. So all I have to do is create an ini file like this so all wyse boxes in say classroom1 will default to printer1 room1print.ini wysenc01=\\server\printer1 wysenc02=\\server\printer1 etc Then add in the kix script $sDefaultPrinter=ReadProfileString(@SERVER+"\Netlogon+"\room1print.ini","PRINTER",%CLIENTNAME%)
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#149994 - 2005-10-14 06:47 PM Re: default printers by machine name
StarwarsKid StarwarsKid Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2005-06-15 Posts: 506 Loc: Oregon, USA	Duke, I also had this question. I was able to create geographical printer assignments based on computer names. Here's a link to a thread with the code for the KiXtart script and the INI file. (Just as an extra to what Richard H. already posted) http://www.kixtart.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=146079&an=&page=0&vc=1 _________________________ let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance- Proverbs 1:5
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