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Asked: 2010-08-25 22:02:49 +0800 CST

Creating a network printer via Powershell

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I'm trying to create network printers using a Powershell script. The script below creates the port without any issues, but will not create the queue. Can you anyone confirm if this script works on Windows Server 2008? (Note, you need to have the driver installed in order for this to work).

function CreatePrinterPort {
Param (
 [string]$IPAddress
)

$port = [wmiclass]"Win32_TcpIpPrinterPort"
$newPort = $port.CreateInstance()
$newport.Name= "IP_$IPAddress"
$newport.SNMPEnabled=$false
$newport.Protocol=1
$newport.HostAddress= $IPAddress
Write-Host "Creating Port $ipaddress" -foregroundcolor "green"
$newport.Put()
}

function CreatePrinter {
    Param (
    [string]$PrinterName,
    [string]$DriverName,
    [string]$IPAddress,
    [string]$Location,
    [string]$Comment
    )

$print = [WMICLASS]"Win32_Printer"
$newprinter = $print.createInstance()
$newprinter.Drivername = $DriverName
$newprinter.PortName = "IP_$IPAddress"
$newprinter.Shared = $true
$newprinter.Sharename = $PrinterName
$newprinter.Location = $Location
$newprinter.Comment = $Comment
$newprinter.DeviceID = $PrinterName
Write-Host "Creating Printer $printername" -foregroundcolor "green"
$newprinter.Put()

}

CreatePrinterPort -IPAddress "Localhost"

CreatePrinter  -PrinterName Print1 -DriverName "HP LaserJet 4" -PortName "Localhost"`
                -Location "Office" -Comment "Test comment"

The error I'm getting is on the CreatePrinter function:

Exception calling "Put" with "0" argument(s): "Generic failure "

windows-server-2008 printing powershell network-printer

2 Answers

  1. Shouldn't your PortName be "IP_$IPAddress" instead of "Localhost"?

    CreatePrinter  -PrinterName Print1 -DriverName "HP LaserJet 4" -PortName "IP_123.123.123.123" -Location "Office" -Comment "Test comment"

    Furthermore, your DriverName needs to be the exact name for that driver. You don't get to choose it; it's specified by the manufacturer.

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  2. The problem with your script is that you declare $IPAddress in your function but specify -portname when you call the function. Either change the function to use $PortName or use -IPAddress when calling the function.

    Personally I changed your function to use [string]$PortName

    Here is your function working properly

      function CreatePrinter {
    Param (
    [string]$PrinterName,
    [string]$DriverName,
    [string]$PortName,
    [string]$Location,
    [string]$Comment
    )

$print = [WMICLASS]"Win32_Printer"
$newprinter = $print.createInstance()
$newprinter.Drivername = $DriverName
$newprinter.PortName = "IP_$PortName"
$newprinter.Shared = $true
$newprinter.Sharename = $PrinterName
$newprinter.Location = $Location
$newprinter.Comment = $Comment
$newprinter.DeviceID = $PrinterName
Write-Host "Creating Printer $printername" -foregroundcolor "green"
$newprinter.Put()

}

$printerport1 = "10.10.10.0"

CreatePrinterPort -IPAddress $printerport1

CreatePrinter  -PrinterName "Print1" -DriverName "HP LaserJet 4300 PCL 6" -PortName $printerport1 -Location "Office" -Comment "Test comment"
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