I am trying to make a powershell script that will add a network printer to a remote PC. Pretty much if a user calls us asking for a printer, we run this script and it will be added. The only way I have been able to get it to run is via scheduled task useing a VBS script I found. I have tried many many other ways and none seem to work.

The only problem I seem to be having is with the invoke-wmimethod line. If anyone can help me with that I can get this going. Any further idea's would be helpful. Please note, I picked up my first Powershell book less than 2 weeks ago and this is my first script.

#Set PC Name

if ($args.count -ne 1) {

$pc = Read-Host "Enter PC name"

}

Else {$pc = $args[0]}

# Get batch file ready

$rand = New-Object random

Set-Variable -Name fnbat -value ([string]$rand.next(0,9) + $rand.next(0,9) + $rand.next(0,9) + $rand.next(0,9))

$fnbat = "print" + $fnbat + ".bat"

$tmp = Read-Host "Printer Name"

$prnt1 = "Start \\printserver1\" + $tmp

$prnt2 = "Start \\printserver2\" + $tmp

out-file -filepath \\fileserver\share\temp\printer\$fnbat -inputobject "$prnt1 `n$prnt2" -encoding ASCII

#get times

$time = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_LocalTime -ComputerName $pc

$rmin = $time.Minute+2

$h = $time.Hour

if ($rmin -ge 60) {

$rmin = 02

$h = $h+1

}

$fdate = Get-Date -Year $time.Year -Month $time.Month -Day $time.Day -Hour $h -Minute $rmin -Second $time.Second -UFormat %Y%m%d%H%M%S

#Schedule the job

Invoke-WmiMethod -Class Win32_schedulejob -Name Create -Namespace "\ROOT\CIMV2:" -ArgumentList "\\fileserver\share\Temp\printer\$fnbat, $fdate, False, 0, 0, True, 1"

The next script is the VBS script that works, but is too hard coded for what I intend.


If Wscript.Arguments.Count = 0 Then
strComputer = "."
else
strComputer = Wscript.Arguments(0)
end if
strCommand = "\\server\share\temp\printer\print1081.bat"

 

Const INTERVAL = "n"
Const MINUTES = 1

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set objScheduledJob = objWMIService.Get("Win32_ScheduledJob")
Set objSWbemDateTime = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemDateTime")

objSWbemDateTime.SetVarDate(DateAdd(INTERVAL, MINUTES, Now()))
errReturn = objScheduledJob.Create(strCommand, objSWbemDateTime.Value, False, 0, 0, True, intJobID)

If errReturn = 0 Then
Wscript.Echo "WSUS was started with a process ID: " & intJobID
Else
Wscript.Echo "WSUS could not be started due to error: " & errReturn
End If

Any help will be appreciated.