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How to use VBscript to add designated printers by machine name

This VBscript adds designated printers by machine name (Machines are named by room then number). It also adds a common printer and sets the closest printer as default.

Dim oNet, pcname
Set oNet = CreateObject("WScript.Network") pcname = UCase(oNet.ComputerName)

oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverLibrary Copier"

If InStr(1, pcname,"C35") > 0 Then
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverC35 Printer"
oNet.SetDefaultPrinter "\serverC35 Printer"
End If

If InStr(1, pcname,"C36") > 0 Then
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverC36 Printer"
oNet.SetDefaultPrinter "\serverC36 Printer"
End If

If InStr(1, pcname,"C37") > 0 Then
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverC37 Printer"
oNet.SetDefaultPrinter "\serverC37 Printer"
End If

If InStr(1, pcname,"C38") > 0 Then
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverC38 Printer"
oNet.SetDefaultPrinter "\serverC38 Printer"
End If

If InStr(1, pcname,"B13") > 0 Then
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverB13 B&W Printer"
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverB13 Color Printer"
oNet.SetDefaultPrinter "\serverB13 B&W Printer"
End If

If InStr(1, pcname,"B16") > 0 Then
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverB16 B&W Printer"
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverB16 Color Printer"
oNet.SetDefaultPrinter

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"\serverB16 B&W Printer"
End If

If InStr(1, pcname,"B18") > 0 Then
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverB18 B&W Printer"
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverB18 Color Printer"
oNet.SetDefaultPrinter "\serverB18 B&W Printer"
End If

If InStr(1, pcname,"B19") > 0 Then
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverB19 B&W Printer"
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverB19 Color Printer"
oNet.SetDefaultPrinter "\serverB19 B&W Printer"
End If

If InStr(1, pcname,"D24") > 0 Then
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverD24 Printer"
oNet.SetDefaultPrinter "\serverD24 Printer"
End If

If InStr(1, pcname,"D27") > 0 Then
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverD28 Printer"
oNet.SetDefaultPrinter "\serverD28 Printer"
End If

If InStr(1, pcname,"D28") > 0 Then
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverD27 Printer"
oNet.SetDefaultPrinter "\serverD27 Printer"
End If

If InStr(1, pcname,"B2-999") > 0 Then
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverD27 Printer"
oNet.SetDefaultPrinter "\serverD27 Printer"
End If

If InStr(1, pcname,"A1") > 0 Then
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverA1 Printer"
oNet.SetDefaultPrinter "\serverA1 Printer"
End If

If InStr(1, pcname,"VCE") > 0 Then
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverVCE Study Printer"
oNet.SetDefaultPrinter "\serverVCE Study Printer"
End If

If InStr(1, pcname,"WOOD") > 0 Then
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverWoodwork Printer"
oNet.SetDefaultPrinter "\serverWoodwork Printer"
End If

If InStr(1, pcname,"MUSIC") > 0 Then
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverH1 Printer"
oNet.SetDefaultPrinter "\serverH1 Printer"
End If

If InStr(1, pcname,"STUDENT") > 0 Then
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverStudent Services Printer"
oNet.SetDefaultPrinter "\serverStudent Services Printer"
End If

If InStr(1, pcname,"LIBRARY-S") > 0 Then
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverLib Area 1 Printer"
oNet.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\serverLib Area 2 Printer"
oNet.SetDefaultPrinter "\serverLib Area 1 Printer"
End If

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This was first published in June 2007

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