>>You can cheat a little with MAPI - send the fax as an e-mail with address formatted as [FAX:NUMBER] and it will all be automated (e.g. [FAX:+44 131 220 3320] - the square brackets must be included).
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>This functionality is new to me - could you give some more info, or a pointer to same?
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>Tia,
>Arne

Okay, the references on my MSDN cd-rom (via MAPI) are:-

One-off addresses under MAPI
Address Types
Facsimile (FAX, MSFAX)

But basically, when sending a message via MAPI, the fully qualified name is of the format:-


[TRANSPORT:address]

(e.g. [FAX:+44 131 220 3320], [SMTP:computing@sqa.co.uk])

Normally, you don't bother with this because when you click SEND, mapi::resolveName is called and can work out from the address / address book what transport (fax, internet, exchange) to use. You can type them in by hand in this format as well - this helps to by-pass the wizards when you are in a hurry.

For faxes via MAPI you can use

[FAX:Dialable | Name @ Canonical | SpecialDialing]

The MSDN references give full details, including how to route to mailboxes, use debit cards and so on.

Of course, the correct transport provider must be installed before you can use it.

One thing, this is all very 'raw' so you may not be able to correctly catch any errors this way.