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Install shared printer with START
Name: AJ (by William Jimenez) Date: December 1, 2008 at 07:18:12 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: Dell
Comment:
Hello, I have created a batch file that upon executing installs a group of printers from a print sever.
FOR %%A IN (Printer1 Printer2 Printer3) DO START \\MIA-FS2\%%A
It works just fine but after installing the printer the properties of the printer comes up, it is not a big deal but this particular case the batch install 17 printers across an entire building so closing each properties window becomes a pain.
Does anyone know how to avoid this or a way to close the properties of the printer window via batch as well.
Name: Holla Date: December 1, 2008 at 21:41:06 Pacific
Reply:
AJ,
If you can form the title of these windows in the batch file, you can close these using a vb script. Let us say the below script is called closeapp.vbs, you can close the printer windows by - closeapp "HP Laserjet 2020 on MIA\FS2" (assuming that ""HP Laserjet 2020 on MIA\FS2" is the window title)
With CreateObject("Wscript.Shell") .Appactivate WScript.Arguments.Item(0) .Sendkeys "%{F4}" End With
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