Install Printers from XML Files - powershell

Question

I backed up printers from a Windows 10 system to XML files. I'm trying to add them using the Set-Printconfiguration CMDLET, but it seems to be not accepting variables?
I've looked everywhere but I cannot find anything saying my syntax is wrong.
#get list of printers in backup folder
$printerNames = (Get-ChildItem -Path c:\temp\printers\*.xml -Recurse | select name).name
foreach ($printer in $printerNames)
{
Set-PrintConfiguration -PrinterName $printer -PrintTicketXml c:\temp\printers\$printer
}
Here is the code I used to get the printer XML files:
$TARGETDIR = "c:\temp\printers"
if(!(Test-Path -Path $TARGETDIR )){
New-Item -ItemType directory -Path $TARGETDIR
}
# Get all the printers:
$PN = (get-printer | select name).name
# Foreach loop to create XML file for each printer configuration
Foreach ($P in $PN){
$GPC = get-printconfiguration -PrinterName $P
mkdir c:\temp\printers\$P
$GPC.PrintTicketXML | out-file C:\Temp\printers\$P.xml
# $p|select *|out-file -Path c:\temp\$p.xml -NoTypeInformation
}
edit: here is the error I'm getting:
Set-PrintConfiguration : The specified printer was not found.
At U:\PowerShell\Scripts\backup\newRestorePrinters.ps1:15 char:9
+ Set-PrintConfiguration -PrinterName $printer -PrintTicketXml ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (MSFT_PrinterConfiguration:ROOT/StandardCi...erConfiguration) [Set-PrintConfiguration], CimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : HRESULT 0x80070709,Set-PrintConfiguration
edit
I added more variables to get the list of printers w/out the .XML on the end of the names. It still gives me the same error output. It looks like it's not passing my variables to the set-printconfiguration command?
New restore script code:
$printerShortNameList = (Get-ChildItem -Path c:\temp\printers\*.xml -Recurse | select name).name
foreach ($shortName in $printerShortNameList)
{
$shortName.Replace('.xml', "x")
}
#get list of printers in backup folder
$printerNames = (Get-ChildItem -Path c:\temp\printers\*.xml -Recurse | select name).name
foreach ($printer in $printerNames)
{
Set-PrintConfiguration -PrinterName $shortName -PrintTicketXml c:\temp\printers\$printer
}

Answer 1

What was the error message? Shouldn't you take the '.xml' off the end of $printer for the printer name? I think you have to use add-printer first. I don't believe Set-PrintConfiguration creates printers.
On the bottom when you make the xml files, why do you create the c:\temp\printers\$p directory?

Answer 2

Set-PrintConfiguration:
You need administrator credentials to use Set-PrintConfiguration.