How to fax remotely through VB

[Jennifer Z]

Can anyone tell how to fax a file by using VB application remotely. I've installed WinFax on both fax host computer and fax client computer. My VB application will be run on the fax client computer. Both the computers have window 2000.

My code is here:
Dim FS As New FAXCOMLib.FaxServer
Dim FD As New FAXCOMLib.FaxDoc
Dim lngcount As Long

FS.Connect (txtClientMachine.text) ' My Computer's name
NomeFile = "c:\test.txt"
Set FD = FS.CreateDocument(NomeFile)
FD.FileName = NomeFile
FD.FaxNumber = txtfaxno.Text ' Phony number
FD.DisplayName = txtfaxno.Text
FD.DiscountSend = 0
FD.SendCoverpage = 0

FD.Send
FS.Disconnect
Set FD = Nothing
Set FS = Nothing
MsgBox "Fax send successfully"

When I run the code, the msgbox appears, that means fax send successfully. But when I check the winfax pro message manager, nothing was sent. Then I found the file was send to "Fax" instead of "WinFax".

Can anyone tell me what's wrong with my settings?

Thanks in advance

[jdc2000]

I haven't looked at WinFax Pro's API/interface capabilities ina while, but an alternative might be to simply print the document to the WinFax printer driver that is installed when you install WinFax.

[Jennifer Z]

Thanks jdc2000. If I simply print the file via WinFax, can I code telephone number, attachment filename etc. in my VB application instead of using standard WinFax pro setting dialog box? If it's possible, can you give me a simple sample please?

[jdc2000]

I'm not sure whether you could use the WinFax printer driver's settings in VB to enter the phone # etc. You could always use the WIndows API to enter the info into the dialog box, but that might be rather cumbersome. I am assuming that you have the WinFax SDK that you are using with VB. There should be help or manuals for that which might be of assistance.

The following links may be of use:

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...3?OpenDocument

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...0?OpenDocument

They were found at http://www.symantec.com by clicking on the 'Search' link and searching for 'WinFax SDK'

[simondeutsch]

Ho, ho, ho!

It's an old thread, but I'll close it.

JDC, you are not faxing using WinFax. You are faxing using MSFax. That code is for MSFax. WinFax objects all look like this "WinFax.something".

MSFax is an optional component with Windows installations, and you can find it in Start/Programs/Accessories/Fax menu.