[Samba] Using working devmode from windows clients on samba server?

[daniel.jarboe at custserv.com]

>> Stuff usually works when the client installs their own drivers
locally.
>> Is there any way to grab the devmode generated by the windows clients
>> and inject it some place in samba's files to get a working devmode so
>> driver downloads with spools can work with these drivers?
>
> Not without writing some win32 code.  Effectively what you could do is
> to create a local printer and then use GetPrinter() to grab the
devmode
> of the local printer.  Then run  GetPrinter() on the remote Samba
printer
> to get the current properties and issue a SetPrinter() with the new
> devmode.
> 
> If you have problems with this I can code it up in a few minutes.
> Let me know.  I should have done this a long time ago probably.
> 

Glad it's simple!  I'd really appreciate this, and I imagine others
would find it handy too.  I no longer have windows devel tools unless
you count VBA a la MS Office macros, so if you could find the time to
whip something together that would be great.  I really appreciate you
offering, thank you.

~ Daniel












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