Faxing with Windows 2000/XP

[Douglas Moody]

I am in the process of trying to help some friends automate a process for
their small business. They use an MS Access application to generate an RTF
file they want to fax to a third party. They can manually fax this report
by using the FAX printer interface but would like it if they didn't have to
go through the GUI all the time. They would like to pass values like phone
number, person's name, etc to complete the cover page and faxing
instructions. Not looking for inbound faxing or server capabilities,
outbound faxing only.

Found MSDN documentation on COM (fxscomex.dll) and sample code. I can not
find the DLL anywhere on the PC and the sample code will not work without
it. A couple of questions:
1) Where can I find the DLL?
2) If this DLL is not available in the OS's mentioned above, is there any
way I can automate this faxing process for my friends?

Any assistance, sameple code and direction would be greatly appreciated.

Douglas

 

[Renu Bhattar [MSFT]]

fxscomex.dll is present in WinXP once Fax Service is installed in
SystemDrive:\Windows\System32
But for Win2000 you need to install Microsoft Shared Fax Client or refer to
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fax/faxlegacy_6qcz.asp
to use the Win2000 fax service.

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[Douglas Moody]

Good to know about WinXP. Thanks.

Windows 2000, I still need assistance. I am not really familiar with this OS
or faxing. I am a DB programmer by trade with medium skills in VB.

I can see the fax printer in my list of available printers. I also have
Service Mgt in my Accessories. Does this mean I have Shared Fax Client
installed? if yes, I still can not find the DLL mentioned below. If no, I
need more direction for installing the Fax Client.

Douglas

 

[Renu Bhattar [MSFT]]

I didnt clearly convey in my previous post. The Fax component shipped with
the OS in Win2k does not have fxscomex.dll.

In order to use the Win2k fax service, you can refer to
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fax/faxlegacy_6qcz.asp

Inorder to check if fax is installed, search for faxsvc.exe
Or Accessories -> Communications -> Fax should be present.


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