dial using modem fax

[bambo]

Blue Shark:

It's good to know that.

I'm using microsoft fax service (fax console) and would like to be able to dial regardless of using other fax services.

any suggestions?

[Blue Shark]

bambo,
According to what I have encountered throught Microsofts KB, Google searches and my own experience. The Microsoft Fax Service (Fax Service), will not share the MODEM port, if you have the Fax Service configuration set to automaticly receive.
Fax Service monitors the MODEM port for incoming faxes. With this being the case, the MODEM port is occupied by the Fax Service.

Here are three possible solutions, albeit, many more solutions are out there;
1) (Manual) disable the auto answer feature in Fax Service
2) (Automatic/API) write some code to release and establish (enable/disable) Fax Services.
3) install an additional MODEM.

Your programs end goal, will probably impact the selection of one of the above items or some other creative alternative.

R/
Blue Shark

[Blue Shark]

In order to contiune using microsoft fax service (fax console) with other programs. i.e. fax services, I would recomment using the TAPI component.
TAPI compliant components can share a port with other TAPI compliant components.

MScomm is not TAPi complient. To continue using the MScomm you are going to have to make several calls to the WIndows Fax Service (FAXCOMEXLIB) and the TAPI APIs.

Blue Shark