'Adding printer on windows-docker
We are trying to dockerize some old powerbuilder batch jobs, and the existing code requires a ghostscript printer installed with the exact name (for the details see here)
Microsoft's documentation on Print Spooler in containers states "apps that have a dependency on installing printer drivers into the host cannot be containerized because driver installation from within a container is unsupported"
I do not know if this is just a typo/missunderstanding, as why would any application want to install driver into host? I need it in the container, also is it only for the drivers or for the Printers as well?
Assuming this is only a typo/missunderstanding, and microsoft claims it can not be done in the container, the question is
- could I do it through the host (and commit it into a new docker image)
- could I do it through doccker file , using some MSI installer and run it there
- is there any possibility to add a driver and printer in docker image ? (and if not it should be clearly stated)
Assuming this the above statement is not a typo/missunderstanding, than it should be possible to add printer to docker. For that we are using
FROM mcr.microsoft.com/windows:1909
and isolation is hyperv
We tried runnig this from the dockerfile
RUN powershell -command Add-Printer -Name \"Test Printer\" -DriverName \"Microsoft Print to PDF\" -PortName \"PORTPROMPT:\"
and get following errror
# InvalidData: (MSFT_Printer:ROOT/StandardCimv2/MS
# FullyQualifiedErrorId : HRESULT 0x80070006,Add-Printer
but I was not able to find anything meangifull for this error
I can list, rename and remove a printer but I can not add existing one, also if I execute
Get-PrintConfiguration "Microsoft Print To PDF"
I am getting
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (MSFT_PrinterConfiguration:ROOT/StandardCi...erConfiguration) [Get-PrintConfiguration], CimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : HRESULT 0x8000ffff,Get-PrintConfiguration
so it seams there is something fishy with printers in the docker image.
Do you if there is any possibility to add printer to docker image / container?
thanks almir
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