Small App to List and Add Printers

[karl-009]

Hi,

Am looking at making a small application that will list printers on two file servers at two separate sites, from this app they can add the printer/s to there local computer.

I have found a small application on the web but there are a few improvements it could do with.

They are;
Show all local printers without having to click on a check box.
Show sites printers without having to click on a check box.
Show comments about the printer’s location other then just the site.

If it is possible I would like to update this one, but if there are any other examples where I could download something similar, or even some help with how to begin to create a new application.

Here are some screen shots, of the application form and the xml which holds the folder structure for the sites.

Thanks

[toecutter]

Start a new project, add a listbox and place this code in the forms load event.

' Visual Basic 2005
Dim i As Integer
Dim pkInstalledPrinters As String
For i = 0 To System.Drawing.Printing.PrinterSettings. _
  InstalledPrinters.Count - 1

  pkInstalledPrinters = System.Drawing.Printing.PrinterSettings. _
    InstalledPrinters.Item(i)
  ListBox1.Items.Add(pkInstalledPrinters)
Next

That code from the help files will loop through all the installed local printers and add them to a listbox

Somewhere to start, GL