AddPrinterConnection Method
Adds a remote MS-DOS-based printer connection to your computer system.
object.AddPrinterConnection(strLocalName, strRemoteName[,bUpdateProfile][,strUser][,strPassword])
Arguments
object
WshNetwork object.strLocalName
Sting value indicating the local name to assign to the connected printer.strRemoteName
Sting value indicating the name of the remote printer.bUpdateProfile
Optional. Boolean value indicating whether the printer mapping is stored in the current user's profile. If bUpdateProfile is supplied and is true, the mapping is stored in the user profile. The default value is false.strUser
Optional. String value indicating the user name. If you are mapping a remote printer using the profile of someone other than current user, you can specify strUser and strPassword.strPassword
Optional. String value indicating the user password. If you are mapping a remote printer using the profile of someone other than current user, you can specify strUser and strPassword.
Remarks
The AddPrinterConnection method adds a network printer to an MS-DOS printer port, such as LPT1. You cannot use this method to add a remote Windows-based printer connection. To add a remote Windows-based printer connection, use the AddWindowsPrinterConnection method.
Example
The following code uses the AddPrinterConnection method to connect a network printer to LPT1.
Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
WshNetwork.AddPrinterConnection "LPT1", "\\Server\Print1"
var WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network");
WshNetwork.AddPrinterConnection ("LPT1", "\\\\Server\\Print1");
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See Also
Reference
AddWindowsPrinterConnection Method