Access creating faxes

[Andy Rigby]

I'm setting up a small network of 3 WinXp Pro machines and a shared
Access database.

I need to be able to send faxes from the copy of Access that's running
on any of the machines, using VBA.

I've established that the WinXP fax software does not allow sharing,
so I'm thinking about using Winfax 10 (apparently this version works
on XP). I've not had any experience of WinFax.

Question: I want to be able to load Winfax on one PC (the one that's
got a modem attached) and then, on the other PC's, just load some
WinFax 'client' software so that Access can 'print' to the shared fax
'printer' and send faxes.

Has anyone done this with Access and Winfax? In particular, I need to
be able to pass the recipient phone number via DDE or whatever so that
the fax gets sent automatically.

Andy

[Siggy = Sigurd Bruteig]

Hi
Actually, the Winfax version running on Windows XP is 10.02 Winfax can be
run in network, and it is no difference if you code your own procedures, or
use Winfax GUI. When you install and configure Winfax you have to set one
computer as host, and the other computers in the network as clients. Winfax
can't be run on all ISDN cards, check Symantec supported cards.
_______________ _____________

Sigurd Bruteig
www.made4u.no
"Andy Rigby" <ec******@yahoo .co.uk> skrev i melding
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I'm setting up a small network of 3 WinXp Pro machines and a shared
Access database.

I need to be able to send faxes from the copy of Access that's running
on any of the machines, using VBA.

I've established that the WinXP fax software does not allow sharing,
so I'm thinking about using Winfax 10 (apparently this version works
on XP). I've not had any experience of WinFax.

Question: I want to be able to load Winfax on one PC (the one that's
got a modem attached) and then, on the other PC's, just load some
WinFax 'client' software so that Access can 'print' to the shared fax
'printer' and send faxes.

Has anyone done this with Access and Winfax? In particular, I need to
be able to pass the recipient phone number via DDE or whatever so that
the fax gets sent automatically.

Andy

[Andy Rigby]

Siggy

Winfax 10.02 sounds good...are you sure that all the PC's running the
client software can send faxes via VBA procedures, and not just the
host PC?

Is Winfax a fairly stable product? I was a bit worried to see that
Google no longer indexes the group
symantec.suppor t.network.winfa x.general. I assume that the product is
still being developed and supported?

Andy

"Siggy = Sigurd Bruteig" <s-********@online .no> wrote in message news:<01******* *********@news2 .e.nsc.no>...

Hi
Actually, the Winfax version running on Windows XP is 10.02 Winfax can be
run in network, and it is no difference if you code your own procedures, or
use Winfax GUI. When you install and configure Winfax you have to set one
computer as host, and the other computers in the network as clients. Winfax
can't be run on all ISDN cards, check Symantec supported cards.
_______________ _____________

Sigurd Bruteig
www.made4u.no
"Andy Rigby" <ec******@yahoo .co.uk> skrev i melding
news:d7******** *************** **@posting.goog le.com...

I'm setting up a small network of 3 WinXp Pro machines and a shared
Access database.

I need to be able to send faxes from the copy of Access that's running
on any of the machines, using VBA.
I've established that the WinXP fax software does not allow sharing,
so I'm thinking about using Winfax 10 (apparently this version works
on XP). I've not had any experience of WinFax.

Question: I want to be able to load Winfax on one PC (the one that's
got a modem attached) and then, on the other PC's, just load some
WinFax 'client' software so that Access can 'print' to the shared fax
'printer' and send faxes.

Has anyone done this with Access and Winfax? In particular, I need to
be able to pass the recipient phone number via DDE or whatever so that
the fax gets sent automatically.

Andy

[Siggy = Sigurd Bruteig]

Andy!

In our office we have used Winfax to send and receive fax for several years.
Before converting from W 98 to W XP, Winfax was not stable in network, but
with Windows XP I have not experienced any problems. I was previously using
code to send reports directly to Winfax from Access, but lately all our
report is sent by e-mail, hence, I am not quite updated on this. As
mentioned
the Winfax is configured with one host and one or more clients. When you
send a fax from the client it will go trough the host, regardless of it is
sent by code or Winfax user interface. If you are interested, I will
probably be able to "dig up" the code I previously used for this task.
Sigurd Bruteig
www.made4u.no

"Andy Rigby" <ec******@yahoo .co.uk> skrev i melding
news:d7******** *************** ***@posting.goo gle.com...

Siggy

Winfax 10.02 sounds good...are you sure that all the PC's running the
client software can send faxes via VBA procedures, and not just the
host PC?

Is Winfax a fairly stable product? I was a bit worried to see that
Google no longer indexes the group
symantec.suppor t.network.winfa x.general. I assume that the product is
still being developed and supported?

Andy

"Siggy = Sigurd Bruteig" <s-********@online .no> wrote in message

news:<01******* *********@news2 .e.nsc.no>...

Hi
Actually, the Winfax version running on Windows XP is 10.02 Winfax can be

run in network, and it is no difference if you code your own procedures, or use Winfax GUI. When you install and configure Winfax you have to set one computer as host, and the other computers in the network as clients. Winfax can't be run on all ISDN cards, check Symantec supported cards.
_______________ _____________

Sigurd Bruteig
www.made4u.no
"Andy Rigby" <ec******@yahoo .co.uk> skrev i melding
news:d7******** *************** **@posting.goog le.com...

I'm setting up a small network of 3 WinXp Pro machines and a shared
Access database.

I need to be able to send faxes from the copy of Access that's running
on any of the machines, using VBA.

I've established that the WinXP fax software does not allow sharing,
so I'm thinking about using Winfax 10 (apparently this version works
on XP). I've not had any experience of WinFax.

Question: I want to be able to load Winfax on one PC (the one that's
got a modem attached) and then, on the other PC's, just load some
WinFax 'client' software so that Access can 'print' to the shared fax
'printer' and send faxes.

Has anyone done this with Access and Winfax? In particular, I need to
be able to pass the recipient phone number via DDE or whatever so that
the fax gets sent automatically.

Andy

[Andy Rigby]

Siggy

Thanks for all your help on this, it sounds just what I need. I would
certainly like to have a look at the piece of code that sends the
faxes.....it means I won't have to go searching elsewhere for it.

Thanks again
Andy

"Siggy = Sigurd Bruteig" <s-********@online .no> wrote in message news:<bF******* **********@news 4.e.nsc.no>...

Andy!

In our office we have used Winfax to send and receive fax for several years.
Before converting from W 98 to W XP, Winfax was not stable in network, but
with Windows XP I have not experienced any problems. I was previously using
code to send reports directly to Winfax from Access, but lately all our
report is sent by e-mail, hence, I am not quite updated on this. As
mentioned
the Winfax is configured with one host and one or more clients. When you
send a fax from the client it will go trough the host, regardless of it is
sent by code or Winfax user interface. If you are interested, I will
probably be able to "dig up" the code I previously used for this task.
Sigurd Bruteig
www.made4u.no

"Andy Rigby" <ec******@yahoo .co.uk> skrev i melding
news:d7******** *************** ***@posting.goo gle.com...

Siggy

Winfax 10.02 sounds good...are you sure that all the PC's running the
client software can send faxes via VBA procedures, and not just the
host PC?

Is Winfax a fairly stable product? I was a bit worried to see that
Google no longer indexes the group
symantec.suppor t.network.winfa x.general. I assume that the product is
still being developed and supported?

Andy

"Siggy = Sigurd Bruteig" <s-********@online .no> wrote in message

news:<01******* *********@news2 .e.nsc.no>...

Hi
Actually, the Winfax version running on Windows XP is 10.02 Winfax can be run in network, and it is no difference if you code your own procedures, or use Winfax GUI. When you install and configure Winfax you have to set one computer as host, and the other computers in the network as clients. Winfax can't be run on all ISDN cards, check Symantec supported cards.
_______________ _____________

Sigurd Bruteig
www.made4u.no
"Andy Rigby" <ec******@yahoo .co.uk> skrev i melding
news:d7******** *************** **@posting.goog le.com...
> I'm setting up a small network of 3 WinXp Pro machines and a shared
> Access database.
>
> I need to be able to send faxes from the copy of Access that's running
> on any of the machines, using VBA.
>

> I've established that the WinXP fax software does not allow sharing,
> so I'm thinking about using Winfax 10 (apparently this version works
> on XP). I've not had any experience of WinFax.
>
> Question: I want to be able to load Winfax on one PC (the one that's
> got a modem attached) and then, on the other PC's, just load some
> WinFax 'client' software so that Access can 'print' to the shared fax
> 'printer' and send faxes.
>
> Has anyone done this with Access and Winfax? In particular, I need to
> be able to pass the recipient phone number via DDE or whatever so that
> the fax gets sent automatically.
>
> Andy