How to determine the printer port?

How can I determine the port that a printer is connected to? For example
during a printer driver installation program I want to be able to determine
if the printer is connected to LPT1 or USB004 or whatever parallel or usb
port the particular printer that is being installed may be connected to.
Also, if a "Virtual printer port for USB" is not already created for the
printer then create one.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

EnumPrinters with the appropriate flags and level = 2
OR
GetPrinter with level 2 if you already have a handle to it.
"Tim D" wrote:

> How can I determine the port that a printer is connected to? For example
> during a printer driver installation program I want to be able to determine
> if the printer is connected to LPT1 or USB004 or whatever parallel or usb
> port the particular printer that is being installed may be connected to.
> Also, if a "Virtual printer port for USB" is not already created for the
> printer then create one.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks!

I failed to mention that the printer is not installed yet. This is a
driver/printer installation program.

I found out that using UpdateDriverForPlugAndPlayDevices will work to
install the printer on whatever port it is connected to and so I don't really
need to know what port using this method. After the printer is installed your
method would work fine, thanks for the info.

"Matt Kane" wrote:

> EnumPrinters with the appropriate flags and level = 2
> OR
> GetPrinter with level 2 if you already have a handle to it.
> "Tim D" wrote:
>
> > How can I determine the port that a printer is connected to? For example
> > during a printer driver installation program I want to be able to determine
> > if the printer is connected to LPT1 or USB004 or whatever parallel or usb
> > port the particular printer that is being installed may be connected to.
> > Also, if a "Virtual printer port for USB" is not already created for the
> > printer then create one.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks!