Faxing a Paradox report

[corona03]

I need to fax a report the goes to several different fax nubmers within the same report. We use Right Fax as our faxing software.
Has anyone had any luck.

 

[footpad]

Corona,

I've not experience with Right Fax, but I have successfully used ObjectPAL, DDE, and WinFAX to automatically send out multiple Paradox reports on a regular basis. It's very similar to the code used to automatically publish to Adobe Acrobat Exchange.

Basically, you render the report in a Preview window, use DDE to configure the fax print driver appropriately, and then print the report as usual.

(This, of course, assumes that your fax software supports DDE and has documented the interface. Not many do.)

Hope this helps...

-- Lance

 

[JoeNg]

I have not done sending the same report to multiple receipents, however, it should be not hard to do.

I do have an app that sends reports via fax everyday using WinFax Pro 9.x and Right Fax 6.x.

First, you need to get WinFax, Right Fax and the fax boards to talk to each other. The software work well with Pdox 9 but do not like Pdox 7 (16-bit).

Then, you will need to write some ObjectPAL codes. My app makes DDE calls to WinFax, but it was created many moons ago where only DDE was available. OLEAuto is a better choice. Check your WinFax CD, there may be a SDK directory where you can find the necessary document. If not, you can find a copy on Symantec's web site.

You don't have to print to screen before sending it. However, you do have to select WinFax as your output device first, then define the receipent info and print the report.

To send to multiple receipents, if it can't be done on WinFax's DDE or OLEAuto commands, you could always write a loop.

Good Luck.

 

[Langley]

You could always send it as an email to one of the fax sites on the Internet - just a thought.

Mac

"Do not delve too deeply in the arts of your enemy and so become ensnared by them"

langley_mckelvy@cd4.co.harris.tx.us

 

[corona03]

Thank you for everyone's help. I have created a script that loops through my fax numbers and faxes the report.