Does finding out what the default printer if is cause an error? If it is different then the stored value, the system can be self updating. If it is blank, or an unknown device, it can make adjustments.
On October 10, 2015 11:49:36 PM EDT, Mike Copeland <[email protected]> wrote: >Actually, Brant, that's a great idea because it would make maintenance >a >lot easier. Printers do get shuffled (and renamed/reinstalled) from >time >to time without my knowledge and it would allow me to group >workstations >to a single printer. My prior thought was to store the default printer >name in an INI file that my app uses to store the IP address for the >data server. Doing it my way requires 150 (or at least a bunch) of >system accesses and updates, along with future individual updates. >Using >a table I can define clusters, assign the workstation IP address to a >cluster and assign a printer to a cluster. Kind of an abstraction >layer. >If a printer changes, then the only update is to update the name of the > >printer for the affected cluster. > >Thanks for the brain cycles! > >Mike > >Brant E. Layton wrote: >> Hi Mike, >> >> A thought to help with the default printer issue. >> >> Since you are making changes to work around the problem, maybe >include >> this? >> >> A new table containing the machine and correct default printer. >> >> You could define a record for each computer when you find that there >> is a default printer set. Or, you may already have a record >somewhere >> of the computers and the printer they 'should' be using. >> | -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
