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

In article <5gi3l8$kh5@godzilla.zeta.org.au>, batonnet@zeta.org.au (Bryan Tonnet) wrote: >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 > sounds like you should look for sales automation or client/prospect management end user tools like act. regards, drew Drew Wade mailto:drew@objy.com Objectivity, Inc. mailto:info@objy.com 301B E. Evelyn Avenue http://www.objy.com/ Mountain View, CA 94041-1530 +1 (415) 254-7113, 71 fax