How to get list of path of printers in LAN network?

you can find some source code here in c++

http://cc.codegear.com/ProdCat.aspx?prodid=2&catid=13
http://cc.codegear.com/Item/19577

http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/t152882-dynamic-network-printer-discovery-and-administration-via-jcifssambaorg.html

hope also this might help you

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/csenumnetworkresources.aspx

You can do that using 'WNetEnumResource()' (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa385449.aspx) and filtering for 'RESOURCETYPE_PRINT', e.g.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h>
#pragma hdrstop
 
 
 
// compile and link with
 
//  cl wneprinter.c mpr.lib
 
 
int main( void );
int doEnum( int level, NETRESOURCE *pnr );
void exterr( void );
 
 
 
void exterr( void )
{
    char errbuf[2048], namebuf[2048];
    DWORD err;
 
    errbuf[0] = namebuf[0] = '\0';
    if ( WNetGetLastError( &err, errbuf, sizeof errbuf, namebuf, sizeof namebuf ) == NO_ERROR )
        printf( "Error %lu (\"%s\") reported by \"%s\".\n",
            err, errbuf, namebuf );
    return;
}
 
 
 
int doEnum( int level, NETRESOURCE *pnr )
{
    DWORD rc, rc2;
    HANDLE hEnum;
    DWORD count, bufsize, ui;
    NETRESOURCE buf[200];
    const char *type, *cont;
 
    rc = WNetOpenEnum( RESOURCE_GLOBALNET, RESOURCETYPE_ANY, 0, pnr, &hEnum );
    if ( rc == ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED )
    {
        printf( "%-6.6s %-4.4s%*s  Error 5 -- access denied\n", "", "", level * 2, "" );
        return 1;
    }
 
    if ( rc )
    {
        printf( "WNOE(): rc = %lu, gle = %lu\n", rc, rc2 = GetLastError() );
        if ( rc2 == ERROR_EXTENDED_ERROR )
            exterr();
        return 0;
    }
 
    while ( 1 )
    {
        count = (DWORD) -1L;
        bufsize = sizeof buf;
        rc = WNetEnumResource( hEnum, &count, buf, &bufsize );
        if ( rc != NO_ERROR )
            break;
        for ( ui = 0; ui < count; ++ ui )
        {
            if ( buf[ui].dwType != RESOURCETYPE_PRINT ) continue; // skip anything but printers
 
            switch ( buf[ui].dwDisplayType )
            {
                case RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_DOMAIN:
                    type = "domain"; break;
                case RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_GENERIC:
                    type = "generic"; break;
                case RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_SERVER:
                    type = "server"; break;
                case RESOURCEDISPLAYTYPE_SHARE:
                    type = "share"; break;
                default:
                    type = "unknown"; break;
            }
            cont = ( buf[ui].dwUsage & RESOURCEUSAGE_CONTAINER )? "container": "";
            printf( "%-6.6s %-4.4s%*s  %s (%s)\n", type, cont, level * 2, "",
                buf[ui].lpRemoteName, buf[ui].lpProvider );
            // now we recurse if it's a container
            if ( buf[ui].dwUsage & RESOURCEUSAGE_CONTAINER )
                doEnum( level + 1, &buf[ui] );
        }
    }
 
    if ( rc != ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS ) // bad things
    {
        printf( "WNER(): rc = %lu, gle = %lu\n", rc, rc2 = GetLastError() );
        if ( rc2 == ERROR_EXTENDED_ERROR )
            exterr();
    }
 
    WNetCloseEnum( hEnum );
    return 1;
}
 
 
 
int main( void )
{
    doEnum( 0, NULL );
 
    return 0;
}

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Hi jkr,
I have tried this but I can not find the printers resource.
If I commented out the code
//if ( buf[ui].dwType != RESOURCETYPE_PRINT ) continue; // skip anything but printers
Then I see it listed all shared folder and PCs with the path like this:

share              \\13VTM-DSK0010\Documents (Microsoft Windows Network)
share              \\13VTM-DSK0010\Installer (Microsoft Windows Network)
server cont      \\13VTM-DSK0011 (Microsoft Windows Network)

Can you give more ideas?
Many thanks!