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#21775 - 2002-05-17 05:39 PM installing printers
bluesteel bluesteel Fresh Scripter Registered: 2002-05-13 Posts: 32 Loc: Montreal, Quebec Canada	hi all again, i want to add printers in the login script using kixtart. I want to first check what group the user is in, if he is in the right group to then install the printer(s) only if not already there. Now, do i need nested ifs for this, or is there an easier way? I thought i had something, but now im just drawing a blank. thx blue [ 17 May 2002, 17:39: Message edited by: bluesteel ]
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#21776 - 2002-05-17 05:44 PM Re: installing printers
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	The simplest solution is code: IF INGROUP('Group_A') $rc=ADDPRINTERCONNECTION('\\server\printer') ENDIF with an IF clause for each distinct group-printer combination. Of cource, one can combine multiple groups with AND or OR in the condition. You can get more fancy by checking the registry for printers that the user already mapped and only map those that do not yet exist, but I'd just skip that part since the end result would be the same. _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#21777 - 2002-05-17 05:56 PM Re: installing printers
bluesteel bluesteel Fresh Scripter Registered: 2002-05-13 Posts: 32 Loc: Montreal, Quebec Canada	thx alot....thats what i figured.....but then i was getting confused trying to incorporate to many ifs........thx again
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#21778 - 2002-05-17 06:06 PM Re: installing printers
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	It depends how many printers you have. what I am doing is create a .INI file that lists the printer and the groups that map to that printer. I then loop through the printer list and check whether that particular user is part of a group that need the printer mapped. Sounds complicated but in the end you have soemthing like 15 lines of code plus the .INI file. Here's an example: code: ; PRINTERS.INI [Printer1] Server=Server1 Groups=GroupA, GroupB code: $printers=readprofilestring('printers.ini','','') for each $printer in $printers $mapprinter=0 $groups=readprofilestring('printers.ini',$printer,'Groups') $groups=split($groups,',') for each $group in $groups if ingroup($group) $mapprinter=1 endif next if $mapprinter $server=readprofilestring('printers.ini',$printer,'Server') $rc=addprinterconnection('\\'+$server+'\'+$printer) endif next _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#21779 - 2002-05-21 08:10 AM Re: installing printers
MightyR1 MightyR1 MM club member Registered: 1999-09-09 Posts: 1264 Loc: The Netherlands	Nice... But does anyone know how to do this trick with Win95 machines???? _________________________ Greetz, Patrick Rutten - We'll either find a way or make one... - Knowledge is power; knowing how to find it is more powerful... - Problems don't exist; they are challenges...
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#21780 - 2002-05-21 10:38 AM Re: installing printers
Schuliebug Schuliebug Hey THIS is FUN Registered: 2002-01-18 Posts: 379 Loc: Netherlands	For W2K it's no problem, but for Win'95 it is. We programmed two Delpho programs who installs the printers for you, cause in Kix it wasn't possible to do this. What we do is: - copy all printerdrivers to the Win'95 machine. - copy the latest msprint.inf (the Delphi program uses this file to see what driver is used) - copy specific printer definition files to a location on the workstation. These are simple text files, containing the queue, the driver, comment and sometimes also hex info. - run the first Delphi program, which deletes all the printers. - run the printer installation Delphi program. Again: i dont think Kix can do this for Win'95 _________________________ Kind regards,
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