>I am trying to programmatically send faxes using VFP6.0 and Winfax 9.
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>I want to run a report form and fax it in its native foxpro format automatically.
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>My understanding is that I have to output my report to a file and then attach the file to send the fax.
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>This doesn't seem to be working. Is there a specific way I need to output my report format??? Do I need to convert my output file???
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>I am able to send my output to an ASCII file format and sucessfully attach & Fax, this is a temporary solution, but I need to keep all of my formating.
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You'll have to create a printer that uses the Fax printer driver to format the output graphically to a file; the print driver for something other than a fax in all probability will not share the graphical structure of a fax. WinFax knows that to do with an ASCII text file or a graphic file in any of several standard formats, but doesn't have a clue about how to interpret output meant to be sent to an inkjet or laser rinter, with a different number of dots per inch and different methods of representing data...

I've found that where I have to fax a report with formatting, it's easier to output to RTF (Rich Text Format) and then attach the resulting file, letting Word collaborate with WinFax on generating the output. Unfortunately, the way I would normally create the output (using Word's Automation interface) doesn't use the Report Writer, so it isn't of much help here.

As I recall, there are fax printer drivers that can create binary fax-ready file formats, but I'm not sure where to send you to find them. You could use the WinFax driver for this in all probability.
>Rob