Faxing from an ASP page

[bigfoot]

Has anyone got any ideas how I can fax from an ASP page?
I have salesman who don't have printers, so I wanted them to be able to click a button, put in a fax number, and get the form faxed to them where-ever there are.

Is this do-able?

Thanks, Gary

 

[luciddream]

i haven't seen any fax components, but there might be some out there.

if you feel like writing an active x object or an applet/server you can probably get it done, provided you have a modem on the machine. in fact, you can probably do this with any server side language, but, it may not be worth the trouble.

 

[bigfoot]

Thanks

 

[RobSchultz]

bigfoot,

If your fax software allows faxing (either the .exe itself or your fax card's test software) you can use Windows Scripting Host (you may have to install it:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting)

directly within the web page (or you could create a .dll easily enough with VB).

The code is...

<%
  Dim objWSH: Set objWSH = Server.CreateObject(&quot;WScript.Shell&quot;)
	Dim retVal: retVal = objWSH.Run(&quot;c:\faxserver\faxsoftware.exe&quot; & &quot; /some command parameters&quot;, 7, False) 'True waits for exit False doesn't  
	
	Set objWSH = Nothing
%>

hope it helps, Rob
robschultz@yahoo.com
-Focus on the solution to the problem, not the obstacles in the way.-

 

[bigfoot]

I don't have fax software. At least none loaded on the server. Is there any cheap and small fax software I could use for just this purpose?

Thanks ahead of time... The door to life is never locked, but few have the knowledge to open it.

 

[RobSchultz]

You may not need it. Take a look at your fax-card's user guide. I've only worked with FaxServe and RightFax, both of which are enterprise level fax serving programs (although I hate FaxServe) so I can't really point you in the right direction. If you don't have a fax-card (IOW you have a modem), you may be able to do something as simple as set up Microsoft Fax (printer device) and send print jobs to it. If you are in the market for a fax-card the Brooktrout has a good line.

-Later, Rob
robschultz@yahoo.com
-Focus on the solution to the problem, not the obstacles in the way.-

 

[bigfoot]

Thank you. I'll check it out. The door to life is never locked, but few have the knowledge to open it.

 

[bigfoot]

We use FastFax. I'm gonna call them ans see if they have a command line thing I can use. The door to life is never locked, but few have the knowledge to open it.