Installing a Windows Printer

[D]

I would like to create a script for Windows 2000 that will create a
Standard TCP/IP printer port and install a printer (I have the
applicable printer drivers needed for the install on a network share).
My plan is to use py2exe and distribute (also via network share) the
script so that administrators, or even users, can easily install the
printer. Is this possible? If so, I would appreciate it if someone
could steer me in the right direction in terms of how to begin (i.e.
libraries needed, sample code). Thanks!

 

[Jon]

Hi D,

I would suggest that you look here
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/gdi/prntspol_7mgj.asp
at AddPort and and AddPrinter. Though I have not tried to use them in
python, I would assume that using win32com
[http://www.python.net/crew/mhammond/win32/Downloads.html] or the like
you'd be able to make use of those functions.

Jon