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[dbelley_office]

Hi,

1st. I am new to all that Fax stuff. So thank to be as clear as possible in your answer.

I have an MS Access application installed on 4 windows 2000 PCs (local temporary tables, forms, queries, etc)

That application have a set of linked tables to another common database (only tables) for all 4 PCs. That common database is on a Windows Server 2003.


I need to add Faxing capabilities to my MS Access application.

I guess I have to install a fax software(client) on my 4 PCS that will be configured to communicate to a Fax Server that I would install on my Windows Server 2003. Is that how the architechture should look like?

If not ... who does it work.
If yes... what software could be available for me providing the set of libraries so I could use it in my MS Access.

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So the Fax software has to run under Windows 2000 and Fax Server under Windows Server 2003.

Thanks for helping a beginner in Faxing world.

[DKenny]

Standard Windows installations should include Microsoft Fax Services. IF you add a reference to the "Microsoft Fax Service" library to your project, you will be able to Fax directly through VBA code.

[dbelley_office]

As mentionned above, my Access application runs on 4 PCs. These PC don't have a fax-modem, only my Windows Server 2003 has one.

Still you think that only using the library in my MS Access project, my 4 PCs would be able to send a fax to my Windows Server 2003 - Shared Fax-Printer and from there send fax ?

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Do you have a code example?

[DKenny]

I haven't done any coding with this library, but looking at the object model there is a FaxServer object, so you should be able to route the fax through your server.

[dbelley_office]

I can't find 1 working example on the internet with that FaxServer object.

This must not be a good way of doing things.