Assigns a remote printer the role Default Printer.
object.SetDefaultPrinter(strPrinterName) |
Arguments
- object
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WshNetwork object.
- strPrinterName
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String value indicating the remote printer's UNC name.
Remarks
The SetDefaultPrinter method fails when using a DOS-based printer connection. You cannot use the SetDefaultPrinter method to determine the name of the current default printer.
Example
The following code uses the AddWindowsPrinterConnection method to connect a network printer and set it as the default printer.
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Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network") PrinterPath = "\\research\library1" WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection PrinterPath WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter PrinterPath |
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var WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network"); var PrinterPath = "\\\\research\\library1"; WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection(PrinterPath); WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter(PrinterPath); |