Programmatic Fax Problem

Yanir · External Since: Dec 13, 2006 Posts: 3

I've been developing a asp.net site that sends a fax generated by a
script. I use the faxcomex object to send the fax.

I create an html file and save it with a .doc extension attatch it to
the body when I call the script. When the script is executed word
launches and prints to the fax-modem and it's on it's way. This works
with other applications that support the print verb command.

One problem is when I copy the files to my test IIS from the debug IIS.

the page just hangs.

here is my fax function:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dim faxServer As New Object
Dim faxDocument As New Object

faxServer = CreateObject("FAXCOMEX.FaxServer")
faxDocument = CreateObject("FAXCOMEX.Faxdocument")
faxServer.connect("")
faxDocument.body = "c:\temp_proposal.doc"
faxDocument.documentname = "Proposal"
faxDocument.Recipients.Add(faxnum)
Dim JobID = faxDocument.ConnectedSubmit(faxServer)
faxServer = Nothing
faxDocument = Nothing
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I suspect it may be a permissions problem but I gave asp.net and IUSR
administrative access to see if that resolved it and nothing.

Additionaly, I plan to put this on my windows 2003 server which doesn't

have word or other applications to launch to execute the print, I
wouldn't those aps constantly launching anyway.
Any suggestions for either problem would be greatly appreciated.

-Yanir

Yanir · External Since: Dec 13, 2006 Posts: 3

I'll certainly do that, just hoping an outlook guru might have some
insight others might not. Faxcomex is used by outlook in xp and later.

On Dec 13, 4:08 pm, "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <russ... RemoveThis @gmail.com>
wrote:
> You'll want to post in one of the programming groups. You won't find answers
> here, I suspect.
>
> --
> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]"Yanir" <yhirshb... RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:1166042907.676509.279530@t46g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> I've been developing a asp.net site that sends a fax generated by a
> script. I use the faxcomex object to send the fax.
>
> I create an html file and save it with a .doc extension attatch it to
> the body when I call the script. When the script is executed word
> launches and prints to the fax-modem and it's on it's way. This works
> with other applications that support the print verb command.
>
> One problem is when I copy the files to my test IIS from the debug IIS.
>
> the page just hangs.
>
> here is my fax function:
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Dim faxServer As New Object
> Dim faxDocument As New Object
>
> faxServer = CreateObject("FAXCOMEX.FaxServer")
> faxDocument = CreateObject("FAXCOMEX.Faxdocument")
> faxServer.connect("")
> faxDocument.body = "c:\temp_proposal.doc"
> faxDocument.documentname = "Proposal"
> faxDocument.Recipients.Add(faxnum)
> Dim JobID = faxDocument.ConnectedSubmit(faxServer)
> faxServer = Nothing
> faxDocument = Nothing
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I suspect it may be a permissions problem but I gave asp.net and IUSR
> administrative access to see if that resolved it and nothing.
>
> Additionaly, I plan to put this on my windows 2003 server which doesn't
>
> have word or other applications to launch to execute the print, I
> wouldn't those aps constantly launching anyway.
> Any suggestions for either problem would be greatly appreciated.
>
> -Yanir

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlo · External Since: Mar 21, 2005 Posts: 8749

You'll want to post in one of the programming groups. You won't find answers
here, I suspect.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Yanir" <yhirshberg.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1166042907.676509.279530@t46g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
I've been developing a asp.net site that sends a fax generated by a
script. I use the faxcomex object to send the fax.

I create an html file and save it with a .doc extension attatch it to
the body when I call the script. When the script is executed word
launches and prints to the fax-modem and it's on it's way. This works
with other applications that support the print verb command.

One problem is when I copy the files to my test IIS from the debug IIS.

the page just hangs.

here is my fax function:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dim faxServer As New Object
Dim faxDocument As New Object

faxServer = CreateObject("FAXCOMEX.FaxServer")
faxDocument = CreateObject("FAXCOMEX.Faxdocument")
faxServer.connect("")
faxDocument.body = "c:\temp_proposal.doc"
faxDocument.documentname = "Proposal"
faxDocument.Recipients.Add(faxnum)
Dim JobID = faxDocument.ConnectedSubmit(faxServer)
faxServer = Nothing
faxDocument = Nothing
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I suspect it may be a permissions problem but I gave asp.net and IUSR
administrative access to see if that resolved it and nothing.

Additionaly, I plan to put this on my windows 2003 server which doesn't

have word or other applications to launch to execute the print, I
wouldn't those aps constantly launching anyway.
Any suggestions for either problem would be greatly appreciated.

-Yanir

Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlo · External Since: Oct 17, 2003 Posts: 3355

I don't think any of the Outlook developers would have a clue about this. I
certainly don't. It's more a library that might be used by Outlook but isn't
really Outlook related. I think it might be better to post in a Windows
group, that library might be related to one of the Windows faxing services.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm

"Yanir" <yhirshberg RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1166044675.700853.102650@l12g2000cwl.googlegroups.com...
I'll certainly do that, just hoping an outlook guru might have some
insight others might not. Faxcomex is used by outlook in xp and later.

Peter Jamieson · External Since: Aug 10, 2004 Posts: 2188

FWIW the approach I developed to help people mailmerge to traditional
faxmodems seems to work, but it uses a separate "print to TIFF" step. The
code's more complicated than you need, but it's at

http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk/t0001.htm

if you want to try something slightly different. As far as I know the
version that uses faxcomex has not been tried as much as the earlier
version.

Peter Jamieson

"Yanir" <yhirshberg RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1166042907.676509.279530@t46g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
I've been developing a asp.net site that sends a fax generated by a
script. I use the faxcomex object to send the fax.

I create an html file and save it with a .doc extension attatch it to
the body when I call the script. When the script is executed word
launches and prints to the fax-modem and it's on it's way. This works
with other applications that support the print verb command.

One problem is when I copy the files to my test IIS from the debug IIS.

the page just hangs.

here is my fax function:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dim faxServer As New Object
Dim faxDocument As New Object

faxServer = CreateObject("FAXCOMEX.FaxServer")
faxDocument = CreateObject("FAXCOMEX.Faxdocument")
faxServer.connect("")
faxDocument.body = "c:\temp_proposal.doc"
faxDocument.documentname = "Proposal"
faxDocument.Recipients.Add(faxnum)
Dim JobID = faxDocument.ConnectedSubmit(faxServer)
faxServer = Nothing
faxDocument = Nothing
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I suspect it may be a permissions problem but I gave asp.net and IUSR
administrative access to see if that resolved it and nothing.

Additionaly, I plan to put this on my windows 2003 server which doesn't

have word or other applications to launch to execute the print, I
wouldn't those aps constantly launching anyway.
Any suggestions for either problem would be greatly appreciated.

-Yanir