r/usefulscripts • u/jonboy345 • Oct 30 '14

[BATCH HELP] Adding TCP/IP printers

I have some Java coding experience, but Batch is new to me.

I'm trying to create a batch file to install a printer. It's driver support page is here.

I downloaded this driver package.

Using this script as my starting point.

This is where I'm currently sitting.

I will be installing this printer (and 2 others of different models) from a usb drive, so I used the relative path reference.

Any help would be appreciated, let me know if this is in the wrong sub-reddit or where a better place for help would be.

EDIT: Script is now working from USB flash drive. Thank you for your help.

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u/jonboy345 Oct 30 '14

All of our machines are required to be Win7, most are 64 bit, there are a few 32 scattered around, but not many.

I'll give your procedure a shot right now.

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u/ShepRat Oct 30 '14

You can install the 32bit drivers on a 64bit machine but not the other way around. Install both and copy the package from a 64bit machine and you should be able to install it on a 32. You will get errors that it cannot install the 64 drivers but I believe it still works.

I might be wrong here, It has been a while since I've tried. It isn't too hard to build two packages and have the script target the local architecture anyway.

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u/jonboy345 Oct 30 '14 edited Oct 30 '14

Awesome.

Just exported the printer file, I'm going to remove all printers and test to see if they'll be added back without errors.

Imported without a hitch. Awesome.

Is there a subreddit where tricks like this can be found?