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#203377 - 2011-10-25 11:15 PM if printer exists then
IMan IMan Fresh Scripter Registered: 2009-04-23 Posts: 15 Loc: California	What is the best way to map a printer if what i need to do is if a specific printer already exists on the users PC then add a new printer and delete the old one, But if the users doesnt have the printer then nothing happens. Thanks,
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#203378 - 2011-10-25 11:42 PM

Re: if printer exists then [Re: IMan]

Allen

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Registered: 2003-04-19
Posts: 4563
Loc: USA

Here is one way...

Code:

? "Adding Printers"
if not primapstate("\\server1\draft")
  $rc=addprinterconnection("\\server1\draft")
endif
if not primapstate("\\server1\bond")
  $rc=addprinterconnection("\\server1\bond")
endif

? "Removing Old Printers"
if primapstate("\\server1\letters")
  $RC=delprinterconnection("\\server1\letters")
endif
if primapstate("\\server1\documents")
  $RC=delprinterconnection("\\server1\documents")
endif
if primapstate("\\server\hpletters")
  $RC=delprinterconnection("\\server\hpletters")
endif
if primapstate("\\server\hpdocuments")
  $RC=delprinterconnection("\\server\hpdocuments")
endif
if primapstate("\\server\lmdocuments")
  $RC=delprinterconnection("\\server\lmdocuments")
endif

PriMapState() - http://www.kixtart.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=83306#Post83306

How to use UDFs -
http://www.kixtart.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=81943#Post81943

The rest of the UDFs are here -
http://www.kixtart.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=7&page=1

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#203379 - 2011-10-26 12:21 AM Re: if printer exists then [Re: Allen]
IMan IMan Fresh Scripter Registered: 2009-04-23 Posts: 15 Loc: California	So will this do: If printer1 exists, add printer2 and remove printer1 else If Printer1 does not exist, quit.
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#203380 - 2011-10-26 12:29 AM Re: if printer exists then [Re: IMan]
Allen Allen KiX Supporter Registered: 2003-04-19 Posts: 4563 Loc: USA	Code: if primapstate("\\server1\printer1") $RC=delprinterconnection("\\server1\printer1") if not primapstate("\\server1\printer2") $RC=addprinterconnection("\\server1\printer2") endif endif Primapstate does all the work, it checks if it exists and saves the time of reinstalling drivers that are already there. You should consider using it for all your addprinterconnections.
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#203381 - 2011-10-26 12:41 AM Re: if printer exists then [Re: Allen]
IMan IMan Fresh Scripter Registered: 2009-04-23 Posts: 15 Loc: California	thanks for the help, im still having issues when if printer1 is not there its still mapping printer2 which i dont want. I only want it to map printer2 if printer1 exists, then it should remove printer1. Sorry, im still new at this. Edited by IMan (2011-10-26 12:42 AM)
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#203382 - 2011-10-26 12:53 AM

Re: if printer exists then [Re: IMan]

Allen

KiX Supporter

Registered: 2003-04-19
Posts: 4563
Loc: USA

Unless I am completely missing something obvious, the code should work. I added some output so you can see what it is doing.

Code:

if primapstate("\\server1\printer1")
  ? "Printer 1 Exists"
  ? "Removing Printer 1 - "
  $RC=delprinterconnection("\\server1\printer1")
  @serror
  if @error=0 and not primapstate("\\server1\printer2")
    ? "Adding Printer 2 - "
    $RC=addprinterconnection("\\server1\printer2")
    @serror
  endif
else
  ? "Printer 1 does not exist"
endif

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#203383 - 2011-10-26 01:13 AM Re: if printer exists then [Re: Allen]
IMan IMan Fresh Scripter Registered: 2009-04-23 Posts: 15 Loc: California	OK, i got it working, for some reason i had to remove the "not" from the following line: if @error=0 and not primapstate("\\server1\printer2") After that i tested it and it worked. Thanks for all the help.
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