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Description
Adds a remote MS-DOS based printer connection to your computer system.
PowerBASIC Syntax
METHOD AddPrinterConnection ( _
BYVAL bstrLocalName AS STRING, _
BYVAL bstrRemoteName AS STRING, _
OPTIONAL BYREF vUpdateProfile AS VARIANT, _
OPTIONAL BYREF vUserName AS VARIANT, _
OPTIONAL BYREF vPassword AS VARIANT _
)
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Arguments
bstrLocalName
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BSTR. The local name to assign to the connected printer.
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bstrRemoteName
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BSTR. The name of the remote printer.
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vUpdateProfile
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Optional. VARIANT. Boolean value indicating whether the printer mapping is stored in the current user's profile. If vUpdateProfile is supplied and has a value of true, the mapping is stored in the user profile (the default is false).
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vUserName
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Optional. VARIANT. 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 vUserName and vPassword.
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vPassword
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Optional. VARIANT. 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 vUserName and vPassword.
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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 [PowerBASIC]
#INCLUDE
"WSHOM.INC"
DIM pWshNetwork AS IWshNetwork
DIM bstrLocalName AS STRING
DIM bstrRemoteName AS STRING
pWshNetwork
= NEWCOM "WScript.Network"
bstrLocalName
= UCODE$("LPT1")
bstrRemoteName
= UCODE$("\\Server\Print1")
pWshNetwork.AddConnection(bstrLocalName, bstrRemoteName)
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