Add a printer connection.
Syntax
objNetwork.AddPrinterConnection(strLocalName,
strRemoteName[,bUpdateProfile][,strUser][,strPassword]
Key
objNetwork : A WScript.network object
strLocalName : Local printer Name (String value)
strRemoteName : Remote printer Name (String value)
bUpdateProfile : Indicate whether the printer mapping
is stored in the current user's profile.
Boolean value
If TRUE the mapping is stored in the user profile.
default = false.
strUser : The user name. (if using a different profile)
Optional.
strPassword : The user password. (if using a different profile)
Optional.
The AddPrinterConnection method adds a network printer to an MS-DOS printer port, such as LPT1.
To add a remote Windows-based printer connection, use the AddWindowsPrinterConnection method.
Example
' Connect a network printer to LPT1.
Set objNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
objNetwork.AddPrinterConnection "LPT1", "\\Server\Print1"
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