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using WMI commands to add a printer

Dear All

I would like to add a printer using a WMI command

any ideas

so far i can get a list of drivers using the code below but how do i add a printer?

thye string chosen is the chosen printer i want to install copies of. so forexample if the chosen is an HP printer i want to install copies of this HP

string path="not working";

            chosen = comboBox1.SelectedItem.ToString();

            ObjectQuery objectQuery = new ObjectQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_PrinterDriver");
            ManagementObjectSearcher searcher =
            new ManagementObjectSearcher(objectQuery);

            foreach (ManagementObject mo in searcher.Get())
            {
                if (chosen == mo["Name"].ToString())
                    path = mo["DriverPath"].ToString();

            }

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mattclarified

Hi,

The following code should be what you are looking for to add a printer, replace the printer name in the strcomputer string and the \\PrintServer1\ArtDepartmentPrinter for your environment

M@

strComputer = "atl-ws-01"
Set objWMIService = GetObject( _
    "winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=Impersonate}!\\" & _
    strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objPrinter = objWMIService.Get("Win32_Printer")
errReturn = objPrinter.AddPrinterConnection _
    ("\\PrintServer1\ArtDepartmentPrinter")

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samelamin

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Is this in c# though

because if i do that i get multiple errors

mattclarified

Are you trying to script it in C#? If not what are you using?

M@

samelamin

ASKER

yes

samelamin

ASKER

so far i am trying to make it work using this program but i keep getting error

string printerName, printerDriver, portName; bool sharedPrinter;
            string path="not working";
            string infname = "";
            portName = null;

            chosen = comboBox1.SelectedItem.ToString();

            ObjectQuery objectQuery = new ObjectQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_PrinterDriver WHERE NAME='"+chosen+"'");
            ManagementObjectSearcher searcher =
            new ManagementObjectSearcher(objectQuery);

            foreach (ManagementObject mo in searcher.Get())
           
                {
                    infname = mo["InfName"].ToString();
                }

            MessageBox.Show(infname);

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