[thebucs]

it is not there, also the directory for system32 on this 2000 server is C:\WINNT\system32

there is a print.exe, printmon.inf and printui.dll

search all computer for prnport

could not be found.

whnen do cscript at cmd promt i ge the following

microsoft ® windows script hosy version 5.6
copyright............

usage: cscript scriptname.extension [option...] [argumnts...]

options:
//b batch mode: suppresses script errors and prompts from diplaying
//d enable active debugging
//e:engine use engine for executing script
//h:cscript changes the default script host to cscript.exe
//h:wscript changes the default script host to wscript.exe
//i interactive mode
//job:xxxx execute a wsf job
//logo display logo
//nologo prevent logo
//s save current command line options for this user
//t:nn time out in seconds
//x execute script debugger
//u use unicode for redirect i'o from the consol

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OK...that is odd. It should be there...at least, I am pretty sure it should be there....I don't have a win2k server around.

BUt you do have the cscript loading....that's good.

I'vbe got a busy day ahead....let's see if the previous suggestion from Dsennette might work, so I will have to do some reading, but I will not be able to get back to it until at least tonight

[gerryf]

OK...that is odd. It should be there...at least, I am pretty sure it should be there....I don't have a win2k server around.

BUt you do have the cscript loading....that's good.

I'vbe got a busy day ahead....let's see if the previous suggestion from Dsennette might work, so I will have to do some reading, but I will not be able to get back to it until at least tonight

[thebucs]

ok is good. i am on show site, and will be closing the show in about 3 hours, so after that, it may be monday before i am able to get back on.
thanks for all you help thus far and thanks in advance for help to come on this topic
thanks
brian

[gerryf]

diud a quick check, and those scripts are not included with win2k (dang)--furthermore, tehy will work with win2k or I'd just send them...

Need to do a custom script for win2k, but I will need to do some reading....I can write a script to add 1 printer fairly quickly, but not 100.... need to think about that for a while....

[thebucs]

if you can write script to add one, i will duplicate it and change what is needed to add the rest of the printers, even if it means multiple scripts

[thebucs]

ok, i am back, sorry about the delay. was travelling back home. any luck so far with this?

[gerryf]

actually yes...while trying to figure out how to script these, I stumbled across some ready made scripts here:

http://www.microsoft...ts/default.mspx

These are single printer scripts, but you could individualize them and script them to all run in a batch file like this


install_printer.bat
-------------------------
wscript printerport1.vbs
wscript printer1.vbs
wscript printer2.vbs
etc....

[gerryf]

Ahh crap, just noticed that will not work for 2000

dang, ok, another alternative

http://www.microsoft...&DisplayLang=en

This is the Windows Resource Kit for Server 2003

I am told it will work for Windows 2000 as well

Inside the download, you will find Prnadmin.dll

After install, in the C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools folder, you will find

A word Document called "Using Prnadmin.dll to Manage Printer Objects"

This explains how to do what you are after....It's a little vague, but under adding a printer and adding a printer connection are directions on how to do this...just add the code and cut the explanation

[thebucs]

only one problem, the script for adding printer port and drivers are for xp or 2003 server. do you know of any for 2000 server?

[thebucs]

oops i was a bit late on my reply. i got caught up in antoher issue. thanks for the update. i will let you know how it turns out. any more suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
thanks

[thebucs]

well i did the download, but it wont install requires xp or newer to install. :-(

[thebucs]

gerryf,
do you have prnport.vbs and prnmgr.vbs on your computer?
it seems as though that is what i need. i cant seem to find it for 2000 server, or maybe im looking in the worng place. i may have figured the script, but withouy these files, it wont run. the following is what i changed the script to
cscript.exe prnport.vbs -a -r E211 -h 10.0.6.211 -o raw

cscript.exe prnmgr.vbs -a -p "E211" -m "HP LaserJet 4" -r E211

on both of them, the script started to run, then failed because the prnport.vbs and prnmgr.vbs do not exist.

[gerryf]

this is turning out to be a darn bit harder than I expected...still looking

If the printers were hooked to a print server, this would not be such a big deal, but since they are network printers, the issue is more complex

hmmmm, thinking

[gerryf]

Found this example, but I have no way to test it





--> Raw Port 9100, no SNMP

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:")
Set objNewPort = objWMIService.Get _
("Win32_TCPIPPrinterPort").SpawnInstance_
objNewPort.Name = "IP_192.168.40.20"
objNewPort.Protocol = 1
objNewPort.HostAddress = "192.168.40.20"
objNewPort.PortNumber = "9100"
objNewPort.SNMPEnabled = False
objNewPort.Put_

--> LPR Port, SNMP

Set objWMIService2 = GetObject("winmgmts:")
Set objNewPort2 = objWMIService2.Get _
("Win32_TCPIPPrinterPort").SpawnInstance_
objNewPort2.Name = "IP_192.168.40.21"
objNewPort2.Protocol = 2
objNewPort2.HostAddress = "192.168.40.21"
objNewPort2.Queue = "MyQueue"
objNewPort2.ByteCount = True
objNewPort2.SNMPEnabled = True
objNewPort2.SNMPDevIndex = 2
objNewPort2.SNMPCommunity = "MySNMP"
objNewPort2.Put_

Save as <filename>.vbs and start using cscript.exe or wscript.exe
This will create the ports for you.



Then, you use the second script to add it

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /if /b "NORTH-US-SRTEST-TEST24-BOGUS" /f %windir%\inf\ntprint.inf /r "IP_192.168.40.20" /m "HP Laserjet 4000 Series PCL" /Z

naturally, you substute your info

IP_192.168.40.20=port name
"NORTH-US-SRTEST-TEST24-BOGUS"= location

"HP Laserjet 4000 Series PCL" = name

[thebucs]

i have also come up with something.
i have copied prnport.vbs to the root of c:
i wrote a script(but it also works from cmd promt) and i get an error here is the script

cscript.exe prnport.vbs -a -r E211 -h 10.0.6.211 -o raw -n E211

the error it gives me is
unable to get port error 0x80041002 not found

i will test what you have given me and let you knkow.
thanks

in the meantime, have you seen this error, or know how to correct it?