Re: Renaming multiple printers using a reference file

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From: Gary Moore [MSFT] (garywm_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/22/04 

Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 14:58:10 -0700

There are a couple of script samples on Script Center
(http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/scriptcenter/) for renaming
printers; they might get you started on writing a similiar script that uses
a text file as a source for names.

   Rename a printer

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/scriptcenter/printing/scrprn37.mspx

   Rename a printer published in Active Directory

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/scriptcenter/printing/scrprn48.mspx

I'm cross-posting this reply to the scripting newsgroup... 

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"Jesus" <jesus.garcia@eds.com> wrote in message
news:u93f4P2bEHA.216@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I would like to know if it's possible to rename several printers using a
> script and a text file.   The text file would be (old name) "tab" (New
> Name).
>
>
> Let me know your thoughts and what would be the best way to achieve this.
>
>
>

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