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Visual FoxPro
Category:
Third party products
Title:
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00058435
Message ID:
00062082
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Here it is. Sorry it took so long. I have been off for a week.

HTH

>basically my code :
>ChanNum=DDEInitiate("FAXMNG","TRANSMIT")
>=DDEPoke(ChanNum,"Sendfax",'recipient("5451977")')
>=DDEPoke(ChanNum,"Sendfax",'attach("c:\test.wpd")')
>=DDEPoke(ChanNum,"Sendfax",'resolution("HIGH")')
>=DDEPoke(ChanNum,"Sendfax",'showsendscreen("1")')
>=DDEexecute(ChanNum,"SendfaxUI")

>=DDETerminate(ChanNum)

Bill


>----------
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>>The URL is www.granite.ab.ca/accswfxp.htm
>>>>
>>>>If the method can be transfered to FoxPro you would be able to pass a
>>print a Foxpro report via WinFax.
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>I know I can fax from VFP I am just looking for different
>>opinions on the best method.
>>
>>I see that this has gotten a lot of feedback to this point but I can tell
>
>>you that I am presently printing unique reports on a scheduled basis thru
>
>>VFP 3.0 and now 5.0 using DDE on WinFaxPro 7.5. As far as broadcast is
>>concerned, you can specify multiple recipients prior to printing and it
>>will create a separate fax for each one on the same print sequence. You
>>just construct a do loop to feed the recipient and cover page
>information.
>>I just purchased LanSource Comm Server (a network fax server) that also
>has
>>OLE and DDE API's that can do the same thing as WinFaxPro. There are many
>
>>threads back in early 1997 on this and MAPI controls to Fax. The one
>thing
>>is that with MAPI, you have to list your recipient in the phonebook
>before
>>you fax, with WFPro, you can feed it when the fax is created. If you need
>
>>it, I can provide the DDE source for WFPro.
>>
>>HTH,
>>
>>
>>Bill
>
>Sure would appreciate, and by the way have you try faxing with Windows NT
>without a thirdparty?
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