Rename a client printer in a Windows 2003 TS

[PlayZoneUK]

Good evening all,

I was wondering whether someone would be able to help / advise me with the following scenario:

I have a program which requires a client printer to have a specific name in order to print to it. When a user logs onto Terminal Services in a Windows server 2003 environment, the local printer is mapped with the following name:

"<Printer name> (from <PC Name>) in Session #"

When I rename the printer to its original name e.g. HP LaserJet 2200 PCL 6 the program works ok. However as soon as a user logs out and back in the issue arises again.

Ive searched the forums to locate a sample script which would rename a printer if it meets a specific requirement i.e. a printer name contains (from and in Session which will then truncate the printer name accordingly, but I've had no success

Any help would be appreciated.

[kfuller]

While not a true AutoIt script, here is a WSH script I wrote that will set the users default printer to whatever printer is seen in the current session that contains the name of the client making the connection.

var oShell=WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");
var ThinClientID=oShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%ClientName%");
var WshNetwork=WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network");
//list of printers installed
var oDevices=WshNetwork.EnumPrinterConnections();
var localDefault='';
for(var i=0;i<=oDevices.length-2;i+=2)
{   var devName=oDevices(i+1).split('/');
    //we expect the name of the PC to be the 2nd part of the array
    if(ThinClientID==devName[1])
    {   localDefault=oDevices(i+1);
        break;
    }   
}
WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter(localDefault);
WshNetwork=null;
WScript.Quit();

Eventually I'll clean this up and make an AutoIt version but this should help point you in the right direction.

-Kirk