Re: faxing from Databases???????????

Yes, I did it for a client once, wrote some VB code extracted the data. Made up the letter and faxed it out using winfax. Took a while but better than doing it otherwise. Tried AT&T mail with it, and that worked to. Bryan Tonnet <batonnet@zeta.org.au> wrote in article <5gi3l8$kh5@godzilla.zeta.org.au>... > In <kitten-1603972102310001@kitten.easynet.co.uk> kitten@easynet.co.uk (Stephen Munnion) writes: > > >Does anybody know if it is possible to compile a letter from a client's > >details on a database which includes a fax number and then automatically > >fax the letter using this fax number obtained from the database. Is it > >then possible to record in the database for future reference whether the > >fax was sent successfully or not. If anyone knows of a database system > >that can do this can they let me know? > > I dont know of a specifically written application, but I use a product > (Unix based) called TotalFax (also called FlexFax I believe) which accepts > command line arguments that can be supplied by the database app. The kludge > comes in the return phase, where the fax software's log file is awk'ed for the > relevant information and a loading daemon scoops up the output on a periodical > basis. This info just gets LOADed into a log table. > > Sorry for the brevity, if the info's of any use to you, please mail and I'll > elaborate it. > > Bryan Tonnet > batonnet@zeta.org.au > > >