#186906 - 2008-04-14 11:39 PM
adding printers
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Tony
Getting the hang of it
Registered: 2001-11-04
Posts: 55
Loc: LA
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Guys,
I like to add some printers to a few selected users. Basicially some users will get some printers (not all user will have the same printers)
They are not in any group, but I like to deploy it using GPO logon script under the user catgegory.
Can you provide the basic of the script.
The reason I am doing this instead of a script on each user's profile is we not using script to push printer out in past years. This is just a temporary pushed at this time.
I need command that allows me to specify each user (something like case select..)
tnt
Edited by Tony (2008-04-15 12:52 AM)
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#186939 - 2008-04-15 10:55 PM
Re: adding printers
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Tony
Getting the hang of it
Registered: 2001-11-04
Posts: 55
Loc: LA
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Thanks a lot you guys. In the past, I have used Ingroup, but this situation calls for user basis.
Btw, our environment consists of XP Pro. Does kixtart install any temporary files on the workstation in order to run the script. Just wondering about write issue with windows. My co worker thinks there is a file being installed on clien'ts machine.
I will report back.
Tnt.
Edited by Tony (2008-04-15 10:58 PM)
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#186949 - 2008-04-16 05:10 AM
Re: adding printers
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Glenn Barnas
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Registered: 2003-01-28
Posts: 4401
Loc: New Jersey
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Regarding placement of the Kix executable..
We have over 300 branch locations, connected using Frame Relay at speeds between 128K and T1. None of the workstations (except for admin systems in the HQ location) has Kix installed locally.
We use my "Kix Universal Logon Script", which uses an INI file to define mappings. There are 18 possible drive mappings that get processed, with an average of 7 actual connected shares. Connections are based on group membership (or non-membership) and OU. One message file is displayed, and three external processes are called - two Kix and one EXE.
On the slowest link speed, all of this processes in 18 seconds or less if the config file is not cached on the local workstation, and under 12 seconds if the file is cached. This includes bringing down the Kix32 executeable (256K), the script (22K tokenized), and the config file (3K). I don't think this is unreasonable performance, although if I still had 33-56K dialup VPN users, I might put Kix32 locally on their laptops.
If you're wondering why I'd cache a 3K file and not the other 278K worth of files, I found that 20-24 reads of the INI file over the WAN link can add 60 seconds to the processing time - far less than copying it to the Temp folder and reading it locally.
Glenn
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#186990 - 2008-04-17 12:17 AM
Re: adding printers
[Re: Mart]
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Tony
Getting the hang of it
Registered: 2001-11-04
Posts: 55
Loc: LA
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I have tried the code below and it doesn't work.
$users = "jdole","blee"
If ASCAN($users, @USERID)
$rc = AddPrinterConnection("\\ad2\hp4000")
EndIf
I thought I was running the old version Kixtart 2001 Release Canidate 3 (version 4) that caused it not to work, but have replaced it with the latest kix32.exe on the netlogon share.
I specify under the user account (under profile tab, logon script) --> kix32 login.kix
Btw, what is the WKIX32.EXE?
Any idea why it isn't working?
Tt
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#186996 - 2008-04-17 01:41 AM
Re: adding printers
[Re: Tony]
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NTDOC
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Registered: 2000-07-28
Posts: 11629
Loc: CA
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Try something like this.
You're not giving the correct information to ASCAN
Remove the semi-colon to allow the printer to install.
If Not @LogonMode
Break On
Else
Break Off
EndIf
Dim $SO
$SO=SetOption('Explicit','On')
$SO=SetOption('NoVarsInStrings','On')
$SO=SetOption('NoMacrosInStrings','On')
$SO=SetOption('WrapAtEOL','On')
Dim $Users
$Users = Split("jdole:blee",":")
If ASCAN($users, @USERID)>=0
;$rc = AddPrinterConnection("\\ad2\hp4000")
'Found User'
Else
'Did not find User in array'
EndIf
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#186998 - 2008-04-17 02:10 AM
Re: adding printers
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Tony
Getting the hang of it
Registered: 2001-11-04
Posts: 55
Loc: LA
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I will try it tonigh once I get home. what is funny is that the code I posted early works sometimes???!!
What if I just want to list the user seperate.
For example.
If johnd, then add printer1, add printer2
and make printer2 the default
endif
If jwayne, then add printer3, add printer1, addprinter4
and make printers1 the default
end if
on and on
Thank in advance.
Tt
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#187009 - 2008-04-17 10:41 AM
Re: adding printers
[Re: Gargoyle]
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Tony
Getting the hang of it
Registered: 2001-11-04
Posts: 55
Loc: LA
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Thanks for all your reply!!
I tested the following and it works.
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If @UserID = bob
AddPrinterConnection("\\lnx1\Brother_8860")
delPrinterConnection("\\lnx1\hp4000")
SetDefaultPrinter("\\lnx1\Brother_8860")
EndIf
If @UserID = jdole
delPrinterConnection("\\ps1\Brother_8860")
AddPrinterConnection("\\lnx1\hp4000")
AddPrinterConnection("\\lnx1\Brother_8860")
SetDefaultPrinter("\\lnx1\hp4000")
EndIf
*** I have a few questions ***.
1)
Select
Case @UserID = XXX
addprinter...
Case @UserID = YYY
addprinterconnection...
Case 1
;No match
Endselect
What does Case 1 mean at the 3rd line from the last line of the code above?
2) If I can recall in the past, if you specify the code below, you are just verifing if the printer connection exists (if not then add).
If AddPrinterConnection("\\lnx1\hp4000") = 0
3)On our indiviual user account, we currently specify a standard windows .bat file for mapping user's drive. For pushing out the printers, I plan to use kixtart and put it in the OU policy/user/logon. There shouldn't be any conflict with two different types of batch processing?
4) I have been out of the user side support for a while now. When you add printers via a script like kixtart vs adding the printers manually, do you lose the ability to see the printer's tray?
5) If deploying a script like kixtart, do i have to be concern about the drivers being loaded to the machine properly. All the workstation are windows xp pro. So far the user accounts I have tested didn't run into any problem without specifying the drivers. Seems like XP Pro reconized most of the printers we deploy. Both the old print server and new print server carry the same printers/drivers, but different share names.
6) For a large script like what we plan to use. Is there a code that we can specify if there is a problem the script skips to the next line of code?
TIA,
tt
Edited by Tony (2008-04-17 10:46 AM)
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#187010 - 2008-04-17 11:02 AM
Re: adding printers
[Re: Tony]
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Mart
KiX Supporter
Registered: 2002-03-27
Posts: 4673
Loc: The Netherlands
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What does Case 1 mean at the 3rd line from the last line of the code above?
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Case 1 is always executed if none of the above cases are true.
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2) If I can recall in the past, if you specify the code below, you are just verifying if the printer connection exists (if not then add).
If AddPrinterConnection("\\lnx1\hp4000") = 0
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No. You are verifying that the printer is added without errors.
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3)On our individual user account, we currently specify a standard windows .bat file for mapping user's drive. For pushing out the printers, I plan to use kixtart and put it in the OU policy/user/logon. There shouldn't be any conflict with two different types of batch processing?
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There could be. It is best practice in my book to use on or the other. So a GPO based logon script or one specified in the user properties.
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4) I have been out of the user side support for a while now. When you add printers via a script like kixtart vs adding the printers manually, do you lose the ability to see the printer's tray?
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No.
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5) If deploying a script like kixtart, do i have to be concern about the drivers being loaded to the machine properly. All the workstation are windows xp pro. So far the user accounts I have tested didn't run into any problem without specifying the drivers. Seems like XP Pro reconized most of the printers we deploy. Both the old print server and new print server carry the same printers/drivers, but different share names.
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You need to be sure that the proper printer drives are loaded on your printer server.
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6) For a large script like what we plan to use. Is there a code that we can specify if there is a problem the script skips to the next line of code?
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You could use GoTo’s but they are considered bad practice and should not be used if even remotely possible because they make spaghetti code. Using some kind of error handler UDF (there are several in the UDF section) is the way to go.
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Mart
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#187028 - 2008-04-17 06:03 PM
Re: adding printers
[Re: Glenn Barnas]
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Tony
Getting the hang of it
Registered: 2001-11-04
Posts: 55
Loc: LA
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2) If I can recall in the past, if you specify the code below, you are just verifing if the printer connection exists (if not then add).
If AddPrinterConnection("\\lnx1\hp4000") = 0
So for the line of code, I am verifying if the printer is added successfully? Is this better practice than just puting only?
AddPrinterConnection("\\lnx1\hp4000")
Thanks for so much needed info.
Tt
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