SetDefaultPrinter Method 

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Assigns a remote printer the role Default Printer.


object.SetDefaultPrinter(strPrinterName)

Arguments

  • object
    WshNetwork object.
  • strPrinterName
    String value indicating the remote printer's UNC name.

Remarks

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.

Example

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

Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")

PrinterPath = "\\research\library1"

WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection PrinterPath

WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter PrinterPath

var WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network");

var PrinterPath = "\\\\research\\library1";

WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection(PrinterPath);

WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter(PrinterPath);

Applies To:

WshNetwork Object

See Also

Reference

AddPrinterConnection Method
AddWindowsPrinterConnection Method
EnumPrinterConnections Method
RemovePrinterConnection Method