[AccessD] Faxing reports from Access

God! What a lot of work in vain?

Kath
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Emerson" <newsgrps at dalyn.co.nz>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" 
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Faxing reports from Access


>I have just found out that WinFaxPro will not install on their server
> for some reason (Windows Server 2003), and the client has decided
> that they don't need to fax the reports after all.
>
> Thanks anyway for everyone's help.
>
> David
>
> At 11/03/2008, you wrote:
>>Hi David
>>
>>You will have to "print" the attachments as individual documents to
>>the fax (printer) driver.
>>Somehow you need to tell the fax driver when faxing the main
>>document that more pages will follow.
>>
>>/gustav
>>
>> >>> newsgrps at dalyn.co.nz 11-03-2008 09:31:29 >>>
>>Ok, I have made some progress.  We have WinFax Pro set up on the
>>server and it is linked to another computer on the network with a
>>modem.  I have code from Helen Feddema of Woody's Access Watch but it
>>doesn't include attachments.
>>
>>Does anyone know of where I can get code to add attachments to the
>>fax?  Also, whether pdf files can be used as attachments or whether
>>they need to be saved in a Winfax format before they can be added to a 
>>fax.
>>
>>David
>>
>>At 5/02/2008, you wrote:
>> >Great if you can keep us posted - the next app I am writing (2003) will 
>> >also
>> >require faxing from the db.
>> >
>> >Kath
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "David Emerson" <newsgrps at dalyn.co.nz>
>> >To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
>> ><accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>> >Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 11:01 AM
>> >Subject: Re: [AccessD] Faxing reports from Access
>> >
>> >
>> > > Thanks Kath,
>> > >
>> > > I have that article and was going to use it, but then found that the
>> > > server that it would be run on doesn't have a modem or phone attached 
>> > > to
>> > > it :'(
>> > >
>> > > They do have a couple of printers that are available, and these do
>> > > have fax software but neither of them seem to enable external
>> > > commands from within other applications like WinFax does :-(
>> > >
>> > > Will keep everyone posted.
>> > >
>> > > Regards
>> > >
>> > > David
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > At 5/02/2008, you wrote:
>> > >>David - There was an article in Woody's Access Watch about faxing 
>> > >>from
>> > >>Access. I will forward the Part 2 of it to you offline -
>> > >>
>> > >>Kath
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>----- Original Message -----
>> > >>From: "David Emerson" <newsgrps at dalyn.co.nz>
>> > >>To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>> > >>Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 12:06 PM
>> > >>Subject: [AccessD] Faxing reports from Access
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> >I have a client who want to fax two reports to their clients (a 
>> > >> >cover
>> > >> > sheet, and a second report).  They have WinFax 10 Pro installed 
>> > >> > but I
>> > >> > am having problems getting technical information on how to use it.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Does anyone have any code for sending Faxes using WinFax?
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Regards
>> > >> >
>> > >> > David Emerson
>> > >> > Dalyn Software Ltd
>> > >> > Wellington, New Zealand
>>
>>
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