Scripting Printers based on ICA Client Name

[lacitrixuser]

I have an interesting scenario that I haven't run into before. Any ideas or input is appreciated.

I have a MetaFrame XPa server farm (FR3), Windows 2000.

I have about 20 PocketPC handheld devices that are used in specific areas of a plant. The devices themselves stay in a general area and need to be able to print to an assigned label printer.

The PocketPC devices are launching a published app over a WiFi connection on the MetaFrame farm.

There are approximately 120 users througout various shifts that may login to any one of these 20 devices. I want to assign a printer by PocketPC device not by user. Because they are printing to a special label printer I need the published app to use the appropriate Windows 2000 printer driver. So Autocreated printers from the client won't work. I need to use a Win2K native printer driver.

Does anyone know of a way to configure this. It is a Win2K AD domain. I was thinking of looking for a way to run a login script that mapped a printer based on the ICA Client Name. I'm not sure what syntax I need. I'm open to either KixScript of VBscript. Anyone have any ideas. I'm just brainstorming and I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks,

lacitrixuser

 

[nedmega]

In the Citrix Management Console under the Printers section you can tell W2K / Citrix which printer driver to use for that printer. You can specify any driver you like.

Would this not solve your problem?

 

[lacitrixuser]

That would simplify things.

However when you map a driver to a printer you must assume that the device logging into Citrix has a printer installed that can be autocreated.

In this case the label printers are networked and installed on the Citrix/TS server. I would like to set the default printer based on the client device (pocketPC) logging in if possible.

-- lacitrixuser