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Hey there,
I bow down to all you amazing wizards out there. If any one can solve this problem for me I would be very appreciative.
We want to write a small program to take data from an Access database and send it out in a fax. Is there an Active X component that allows this, or would we be able to use a third-party program? The data connection is no problem, it is the coding required to send a fax that is a mystery.
If there is any way to do this, please let me know.
Thanks a lot,
Lieu
There is a third party product I used a few years ago to produce a FaxServer software package that did mass distribution faxing of form letters to companies. It's called FaxPlus by EllTech Development, Inc., and it worked great. It allowed me to capture the printing from any application to the Fax Driver and send it or store it, etc.
You had a lot of control over how it worked and it met my needs great. It's all about the needs.
You will have to write the code to interact with the database and then send the faxes. I did it from letters that were printed to the control and converted into a fax. I didn't actually type on the page.
Hope that at least helps.
http://www.vbxtras.com/Products/faxplus.asp
http://www.elltechdev.com
Check http://www.smithvoice.com/vbfun.htm in the "Getting the Word Out" section you may find the info on faxing without OCXes useful.