object

WshNetwork object.

strPrinterName

String value indicating the remote printer's UNC name.

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.

The following code uses the AddWindowsPrinterConnection method to connect a network printer and set it as the default printer.

Visual Basic Script 	Copy Code
Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network") PrinterPath = "\\research\library1" WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection PrinterPath WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter PrinterPath

JScript 	Copy Code
var WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network"); var PrinterPath = "\\\\research\\library1"; WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection(PrinterPath); WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter(PrinterPath);

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