prnadmin.dll via Win32::OLE

A

alfredo.blanco

I am stuck on line 283 of the followig script.

I am trying to put together a Perl/TK utility to add printers to given
server. But I am getting "80070709: "The printer name is invalid" while
trying to add the Port. It doesn't even get up to the add printer
section (which is why I am double confused by this error"


Please, Please, Please nobody reply /w "why don't you just use
VBscript" ...the reasons are numerous and should be self explanitory.
:)

Please advise.

<SCRIPT>
#
======================================================================
#
# NAME: AddPrinter.pl
# VERSION: 0.1a
#
# AUTHOR: Alfredo Blanco, 1st Technologies, Inc.
# DATE: 7/28/05
#
# PURPOSE: To Automate adding of printers to a server
#
# REQUIRES: NOTES: Perl 5.8+, Requires prnadmin.dll from Windows
Resource Kit
#
======================================================================



# Load Modules
# use warnings;
use strict;
use Win32::OLE qw(in with OVERLOAD);
$Win32::OLE::Warn = 3;
# Win32::OLE->Initialize(Win32::OLE::COINIT_OLEINITIALIZE);
Win32::OLE->Initialize(Win32::OLE::COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED);
use Net::ping;
# use Config::IniFiles;
use Tk;
require Tk::Message;
require Tk::BrowseEntry;



# Declare Variables & Setup environment
# === Product Information
==============================================
my $scriptname = "Add Printer";
my $scriptver = "1.0";
my $scriptauth = "Alfredo Blanco";
my $scriptcopy = "1st Technologies, Inc.";
# === Public Main Windows Objects ============================
my $main_window;
my @topwinsize= qw (420 190 420 190);
my $server_entry;
my $driver_entry;
my $printer_entry;
my $host_entry;
my $location_entry;
my $comment_entry;
# === Public Vars
======================================================
my $server;
my $driver;
my $printer;
my $host;
my $location;
my $comment;
my @drivers;
my $oleerror='false';
# === Objects
==========================================================
my $oPing;
my $oPrnAdmin;
my $oPort;
my $oPrinter;
#
======================================================================
my $rawport = '9100';
my $helpfile;
my $pingtimeout=3;
my @printservers = qw (
<SERVER LIST>
);
my @required = qw (
PRNADMIN.DLL
PRINTUI.DLL
RUNDLL32.EXE
);
#
======================================================================


# Create Global Objects
$oPing = Net::ping->new("icmp",($pingtimeout));
$oPrnAdmin = Win32::OLE->new("PrintMaster.PrintMaster.1");
if(Win32::OLE->LastError() != 0) {
$oleerror=Win32::FormatMessage(Win32::OLE->LastError);
}
$oPort = Win32::OLE->new("Port.Port.1");
if(Win32::OLE->LastError() != 0) {
$oleerror=Win32::FormatMessage(Win32::OLE->LastError);
}
$oPrinter = Win32::OLE->new("Printer.Printer.1");
if(Win32::OLE->LastError() != 0) {
$oleerror=Win32::FormatMessage(Win32::OLE->LastError);
}



# Main
&drawmain();



sub drawmain {

# Top Level Window
$main_window=MainWindow->new;
$main_window->minsize($topwinsize[0], $topwinsize[1]);
$main_window->maxsize($topwinsize[2], $topwinsize[3]);
$main_window->title("$scriptname v$scriptver");
$main_window->configure();

# Main windows Frames
my $r1_frame=$main_window->Frame()->pack(-side=>'top', -fill=>'both',
pady=>'2');
my $r2_frame=$main_window->Frame()->pack(-side=>'top', -fill=>'both',
pady=>'2');
my $r3_frame=$main_window->Frame()->pack(-side=>'top', -fill=>'both',
pady=>'2');
my $r4_frame=$main_window->Frame()->pack(-side=>'top', -fill=>'both',
pady=>'2');
my $r5_frame=$main_window->Frame()->pack(-side=>'top', -fill=>'both',
pady=>'2');
my $r6_frame=$main_window->Frame()->pack(-side=>'top', -fill=>'both',
pady=>'2');
my $r7_frame=$main_window->Frame()->pack(-side=>'top', -fill=>'both',
pady=>'2');
my $r7c1_frame=$r7_frame->Frame()->pack(-side=>'left', -expand=>'x',
-fill=>'both', padx=>'2');
my $r7c2_frame=$r7_frame->Frame()->pack(-side=>'left', -expand=>'x',
-fill=>'both', padx=>'2');


# Build Menu Bar
$main_window->configure(-menu =>my $menubar =
$main_window->Menu(-tearoff => 'yes'));
my $file_menu = $menubar->cascade(qw/-label File -underline 0
-menuitems/ =>[
[command => 'E~xit',
-command => sub{$main_window->destroy}],
], -tearoff => '');

my $edit_menu = $menubar->cascade(qw/-label Edit -underline 0
-menuitems/ =>[
[command => 'Cu~t',
-accelerator => 'Ctrl+X',
-command => \&editmenu_cut],

[command => 'C~opy',
-accelerator => 'Ctrl+C',
-command => \&editmenu_copy],

[command => 'P~aste',
-accelerator => 'Ctrl+V',
-command => \&editmenu_paste],
'',

[command => '~Preferences',
-command => \&editmenu_preferences],
], -tearoff => '');

my $help_menu = $menubar->cascade(qw/-label Help -underline 0
-menuitems/ =>[
[command => '~Help',
-accelerator => 'F1',
-command => \&helpmenu_help],
'',

[command => '~About',
-command => \&helpmenu_about],
], -tearoff => '');


# Main Windows widgets
my $server_label=$r1_frame->Label(
-text=>"Server:",
-width=>8,
-anchor=>'w')->pack(side=>'left', anchor=>'w');

$server_entry=$r1_frame->BrowseEntry(
-state => 'readonly',
-choices=>\@printservers,
-variable => \$server,
-browsecmd => \&getdriverlist,
-width=>20)->pack(side=>'left', anchor=>'w');

my $driver_label=$r2_frame->Label(
-text=>"Driver:",
-width=>8,
-anchor=>'w')->pack(side=>'left', anchor=>'w');

$driver_entry=$r2_frame->BrowseEntry(
-state => 'readonly',
-choices=>\@drivers,
-variable => \$driver,
-width=>40)->pack(side=>'left', anchor=>'w');

my $add_driver_button=$r2_frame->Button(
-width=>2,
-height=>1,
-command=>sub{
if ($server) {
system ("rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /s /t2 /n\\\\$server");
} else {
&error_popup ("Please select a server from the list\n");
}
})->pack(-side=>'left', anchor=>'w', -padx=>6);

my $printer_label=$r3_frame->Label(
-text=>"Printer:",
-width=>8,
-anchor=>'w')->pack(side=>'left', anchor=>'w');

$printer_entry=$r3_frame->Entry(
-textvariable => \$printer,
-width=>20,
-justify=>'left')->pack(side=>'left', anchor=>'w', -padx=>6);

my $host_label=$r4_frame->Label(
-text=>"Host:",
-width=>8,
-anchor=>'w')->pack(side=>'left', anchor=>'w');

$host_entry=$r4_frame->Entry(
-textvariable => \$host,
-width=>60)->pack(side=>'left', anchor=>'w', -padx=>6);

my $location_label=$r5_frame->Label(
-text=>"Location:",
-width=>8,
-anchor=>'w',
-justify=>'right')->pack(side=>'left', anchor=>'w');

$location_entry=$r5_frame->Entry(
-textvariable => \$location,
-width=>60)->pack(side=>'left', fill=>'x', anchor=>'w', -padx=>6);

my $comment_label=$r6_frame->Label(
-text=>"Comment:",
-width=>8,
-anchor=>'w',
-justify=>'right')->pack(side=>'left', anchor=>'w');

$comment_entry=$r6_frame->Entry(
-textvariable => \$comment,
-width=>60)->pack(side=>'left', anchor=>'w', -padx=>6);


# Buttons
my $cancel_button=$r7c1_frame->Button(
-text=>'Cancel',
-width=>5,
-height=>1,
-command=>sub{$main_window->destroy})->pack(-side=>'right',
anchor=>'e', padx=>'3', pady=>'3');

my $ok_button=$r7c2_frame->Button(
-text=>'OK',
-width=>5,
-height=>1,
-command=>\&addprinter)->pack(-side=>'left', anchor=>'w', padx=>'3',
pady=>'3');


&keybindings();
if ($oleerror ne 'false') {&oleerrorsub};
foreach (@required) {
&checkdep("$_");
}
&MainLoop();
}



sub addprinter {
print " Server: $server\n";
print " Driver: $driver\n";
print " Printer: $printer\n";
print " Host: $host\n";
print "Location: $location\n";
print " Comment: $comment\n";

# Add Port
# $oPort->{ServerName} = $server;
$oPort->{PortName} = $printer;
$oPort->{PortType} = 3;
$oPort->{HostAddress} = $host;
$oPort->{PortNumber} = $rawport;
$oPort->{SNMP} = 0;
$oPrnAdmin->PortAdd($oPort);

# Add Printer
# $oPrinter->{ServerName} = "\\\\$server";
# $oPrinter->{PrinterName} = $printer;
# $oPrinter->{DriverName} = $driver;
# $oPrinter->{PortName} = $printer;
# $oPrnAdmin->PrinterAdd($oPrinter);
# if(Win32::OLE->LastError() != 0) {
# $oleerror=Win32::FormatMessage(Win32::OLE->LastError);
# }
}



# Edit > Cut Menu
sub editmenu_cut {
my $currentwindow=$main_window->focusCurrent();
$currentwindow->clipboardCut;
}

# Edit > Copy Menu
sub editmenu_copy {
my $currentwindow=$main_window->focusCurrent();
$currentwindow->clipboardCopy;
}

# Edit > Paste Menu
sub editmenu_paste {
my $currentwindow=$main_window->focusCurrent();
$currentwindow->clipboardPaste;
}

# Edit > Preferences Menu
sub editmenu_preferences {
# &drawprefs;
}



# Help > Help Menu
sub helpmenu_help {
my $reformathelpfile = $helpfile;
system ("start /separate winhlp32.exe $helpfile");
}

# Help > About Menu function
sub helpmenu_about {
my $popup = $main_window->messageBox(
'-icon' =>'info',
-type =>'OK',
-title => 'About',
-message => "$scriptname v$scriptver\nby
$scriptauth\n$scriptcopy");
}



sub keybindings {
$main_window->bind('Tk::Entry', '<F1>', \&main::helpmenu_help);
}



# Error Popup
sub error_popup {
my $popup = $main_window->messageBox(
'-icon' =>'error',
-type =>'OK',
-title => 'Error',
-message => "$_[0]");
}



sub getdriverlist {
if ($_[0]) {
@drivers=undef;
foreach my $oDriver (in $oPrnAdmin->Drivers("\\\\$server")) {
push (@drivers,$oDriver->ModelName);
}
&updatedriverlist(@drivers);
}
}



sub updatedriverlist {
sort (@drivers);
# reverse (@drivers);
$driver_entry->delete(0,'end');
$driver_entry->insert(0,@drivers);
$driver_entry->update();
}



sub oleerrorsub {
error_popup ("Error creating PrintMaster Object\nCheck if prnadmin.dll
is properly registered\n$oleerror");
$main_window->destroy();
}



sub checkdep {
my $foundit;
unless (-e $_[0]) {
foreach (split /;/,($ENV{"PATH"})) {
if (-e "$_\\$_[0]") {
$foundit=$_;
}
}
unless (-e "$foundit\\$_[0]") {
error_popup ("Could not find $_[0]");
$main_window->destroy();
}
}
}
 
M

Mothra

I am stuck on line 283 of the followig script.

I am trying to put together a Perl/TK utility to add printers to given
server. But I am getting "80070709: "The printer name is invalid"
while trying to add the Port. It doesn't even get up to the add
printer section (which is why I am double confused by this error"

http://perl.plover.com/Questions.html

Mothra
 
A

alfredo.blanco

Got it. I was so frustrated with this but it turned out to be a typo.
Thanks...
 

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