Re: Problem with Win32_PrinterDriver

From: Alan Morris\(MSFT\) (alanmo_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/29/04


Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 10:02:45 -0700

The inf field is IN only, used for installing a driver. You cannot retrieve
it.

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"SpartaMan" <SpartaMan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9AA11E1F-DAA7-40F7-AC2A-B8EFED6B1925@microsoft.com...
> Hello, I am having problems with the following Technet sample script when
running on Windows XP :
>
> strComputer = "."
> Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
>     & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
> Set colInstalledPrinters =  objWMIService.ExecQuery _
>     ("Select * from Win32_PrinterDriver")
> For each objPrinter in colInstalledPrinters
>     Wscript.Echo "Config File: " & objPrinter.ConfigFile
>     Wscript.Echo "Data File: " & objPrinter.DataFile
>     Wscript.Echo "Description: " & objPrinter.Description
>     Wscript.Echo "Driver Path: " & objPrinter.DriverPath
>     Wscript.Echo "File Path: " & objPrinter.FilePath
>     Wscript.Echo "Help File: " & objPrinter.HelpFile
>     Wscript.Echo "INF Name: " & objPrinter.InfName
>     Wscript.Echo "Monitor Name: " & objPrinter.MonitorName
>     Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objPrinter.Name
>     Wscript.Echo "OEMUrl: " & objPrinter.OEMUrl
>     Wscript.Echo "Supported Platform: " & objPrinter.SupportedPlatform
>     Wscript.Echo "Version: " & objPrinter.Version
> Next
>
> I am trying to retrive the objPrinter.InfName details for a manufacturer
supplied printer driver, but the script always returns a null for this item.
>
> The documentation on Win32_PrinterDriver suggests that the default for
this item is ntprint.inf, but in the case of a manufacturer supplied driver,
I was expecting to see a return of OEMnn.INF (where nn is a number allocated
by the OS when the driver was originally installed).
>
> Could someone explain whether my assumption is wrong or whether there is a
problem with this WMI class ?
>
>


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