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ElectraSoft try before you buy FaxMail Network for Windows software. Receive and send fax from a single computer or network. Supports up to four fax modems. Send and forward faxes using modem, Internet, email.

Send fax via your Internet connection using our built in fax API. If your fax recipient has an email address, this fax software program will fax email it to them by attaching the fax to an email and do an email fax to them in TIFF or PDF format.

Testimonial from a satisfied customer:
I work away from the office a lot. I can access email but not fax. I have orders which are faxed to me. ElectraSoft's fax software forwards these faxes to my email account where I can access them as PDF or TIF files. PDF is Portable Document Format (PDF) and can be read with Adobe Reader and many other Windows software applications. TIF is Tagged Image File Format (TIFF or TIF) and can be read with most Windows software applications.

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About: FaxMail Network for Windows

FaxMail Network for Windows is popular with oil companies because it handles downhole well log image faxing.

Imagine being able to sit down at your computer in the morning and use it just as you would on a regular day, knowing that it is sending faxes for everyone in your entire office.

Now, this is a reality with FaxMail Network for Windows.

Let me show you just how it works...

This ElectraSoft fax software includes the world famous ElectraSoft Print to Fax faxmaker, which lets you create faxes from any printable files such as documents, text, bitmaps, pictures, etc. The ElectraSoft Print to Fax faxmaker is the fastest fax creator converter in the world. Some people call it a fax maker, while others call it a fax creator, fax converter, or fax generator. With the ElectraSoft Print to Fax, all the fax machines in the world are your printers. If you can print, you can fax!

Who Uses ElectraSoft Software?

ElectraSoft software is used by many well known establishments including military, government, education, medical, business, and individuals.

Some users of ElectraSoft software include, United States Armed Forces, United States Senate, University of Utah, Central Iowa Health Care System, San Diego Health Department, IBM, and millions of small businesses and individuals.

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More Information FaxMail Network for Windows Readme, Upgrades
FaxMail Network for Windows Tutorial
FaxMail Network for Windows Screen Shots
FaxMail Network for Windows Manual, Fax API
Run FaxMail Network for Windows as an NT Service
FaxMail Network for Windows Installation
Frequently Asked Questions
FaxMail Network for Windows Q and A

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Send Faxes Programmatically

Send Fax Programmatically Using Your Program's FaxBook system (API)

You can use our free fax API to send faxes programmatically from the programs that you write, by using the following [Fax API] source-code.

If you want to create your own send fax program the simple and easy way, just write your own simple fax program and let it take advantage of our free fax API. This API has over 30 man years of development.

In just a few minutes from now, you can write a send fax program that takes advantage of our powerful Fax API.

eMail Jon Krahmer or eMail ElectraSoft and you will receive the [Extended Fax API] kit and personalized tech-support for only $499.99.

There are two methods to use this API...

Method 1, the simplest method: Read Item 12 - Faxing, [Convert/Forward Document to Fax and Send...] If you want to write a fax program using our [Fax API] with one of our fax programs, and want more help than what is included in this manual, you can buy our [Extended Fax API]. The [Extended Fax API] includes many easy to use functions and sophisticated source-code. Just call Jon Krahmer at 281-499-8246, or email him at

You will need to create a comma delimited file called:
?:\faxmailn\data\DocToFax.del
Where the ? is the drive that you installed FaxMail Network for Windows
on. The DocToFax.del file can have as many lines in it as you want. One
for each recipient.
Code example:
LOOP:
 o CREATE the ?:\faxmailn\data\DocToFax.del file
 o Copy document into ?:\faxmailn\data\DocToFax
 o WAIT until FaxMail Network for Windows deletes document from
   ?:\faxmailn\data\DocToFax
 o If done EXIT else back to LOOP
EXIT:

Method 2:

You will need to create a comma delimited file called:
?:\faxmailn\send2fax.del
Where the ? is the drive that you installed FaxMail Network for Windows
on. The send2fax.del file can have as many lines in it as you want. One
for each recipient.

DocToFax.del and send2fax.del Format:
3, 5 or 6 field comma delimited file with the following format:
"Y/N(header at top of fax)","Recipient","FaxNumber"
or:
"Y/N(header at top of fax)","Recipient","FaxNumber","Scheduled Date",
"Scheduled Time"
or:
"Y/N(header at top of fax)","Recipient","FaxNumber","Scheduled Date",
"Scheduled Time","Subject"
HeaderYN:
A 1 character field consisting of either Y or N
Recipient:
A 31 character field consisting of the Recipient
FaxNumber:
A 46 character field consisting of a Fax Number
The next 2 fields are optional...
Scheduled Date:
A 10 character field consisting of the day to send the Fax
Scheduled Time:
A 10 character field consisting of the time to send the Fax
Example:
"Y","Jon Krahmer","1-281-499-5939"
or:
"Y","Jon Krahmer","1-281-499-5939","07-15-2002","10:30:00am"
or:
"Y","Jon Krahmer","1-281-499-5939","07-15-2001","10:30:00am","Subject"

FaxMail Network for Windows must be running in the background. The
?:\faxmailn\send2fax.del file must be create in the FaxMail directory.
Print to the ElectraSoft Print to Fax. The ElectraSoft Print to Fax will
create a ?:\esfax\fax file. FaxMail will see this file, convert it to a
fax and call the Send Fax box. The Send Fax will see the
?:\faxmailn\send2fax.del file and instead of it's normal routine, it will
work invisibly to send the fax as per the ?:\faxmailn\send2fax.del file
and then delete ?:\faxmailn\send2fax.del. The next time you load the Send
Fax box, it will work as normal.

Code example:
LOOP:
 o CREATE the send2fax.del file
 o PRINT document to: ElectraSoft Print to Fax
 o WAIT until FaxMail Network for Windows deletes send2fax.del
 o If done EXIT else back to LOOP
EXIT:

//============================== StartData ==============================
char szStr1024[1024];
char szSend2Fax_Del[]={ "c:\\faxmailn\\send2fax.del"};
char szFaxToThisRecipient1[1024]=
{
  "\"Y\",\"ElectraSoft\",\"1-281-499-5939\""
};
char szFaxToThisRecipient2[1024]=
{
  "\"Y\",\"ElectraSoft\",\"1-281-499-5939\",\"2001-06-15\",\"10:30:00am\""
};
char szFaxToThisRecipient3[1024]=
{
  "\"Y\",\"ElectraSoft\",\"1-281-499-5939\",\"2001-06-15\",\"10:30:00am\"",\"Subject\""
};
int iNumOfDocsToFaxToThisRecipient=3;
//=============================== EndData ===============================

//=========================== StartPrototypes ===========================
void MyProgramsFaxProc(void);
BOOL PrintTheseDocsToElectraSoftPrintToFax(int iNumOfPrintJobs,
                                           char* pszFaxToThisRecipient);
BOOL PrintJobToElectraSoftPrintToFax(int iJob);
BOOL WaitForElectraSoftPrintToFax(void);
BOOL CreateSend2Fax_Del(char *pszFaxToThisRecipient);
void DelayMs(DWORD dwMs);
//============================ EndPrototypes =============================

//============================== StartCode ===============================
  //======================================================================
  //| Example of what a call to PrintTheseDocsToElectraSoftPrintToFax may
  //| look like.
  //======================================================================
void MyProgramsFaxProc(void)
{
char szErrorMessageCption[]=
{
  "MyProgramsFaxProc return value"
};
char szReturnedFalse[]=
{
  "MyProgramsFaxProc returned FALSE"
};
char szReturnedTrue[]=
{
  "MyProgramsFaxProc returned TRUE"
};

  //======================================================================
  //| Remove comments and replace with your application specific
  //| source-code.
  //======================================================================
  //Init MyProgramsFaxProc() and get set vars.
  if(PrintTheseDocsToElectraSoftPrintToFax( iNumOfDocsToFaxToThisRecipient,
                                           szFaxToThisRecipient1)==TRUE)
  {
    ::MessageBox(GetForegroundWindow(),szReturnedTrue,
                 szErrorMessageCption,MB_ICONSTOP|MB_OK);
  }
  else
  {
    ::MessageBox(GetForegroundWindow(),szReturnedFalse,
                 szErrorMessageCption,MB_ICONSTOP|MB_OK);
  }
}
//========================================================================
//| BOOL PrintTheseDocsToElectraSoftPrintToFax(int iNumOfPrintJobs,
//|                                        char* pszFaxToThisRecipient);
//|=--------------------------------------------------------------------=
//| BOOL PrintTheseDocsToElectraSoftPrintToFax(int iNumOfPrintJobs,
//|                                        char* pszFaxToThisRecipient);
//| will send(put in SendQueue) 1 or more documents to
//| pszFaxToThisRecipient.
//|
//| In this example, the FaxNumber is hard-coded to szFaxToThisRecipient1.
//|
//| You, as a programmer, will replace szFaxToThisRecipient1 with a
//| variable. If sending 1 or more documents to a list of 1 or more
//| FaxNumbers, incrementally set szFaxToThisRecipient1 to a different
//| FaxNumber in the list, and call PrintTheseDocsToElectraSoftPrintToFax
//| once for each FaxNumber that you want to send the fax/faxes to.
//========================================================================
BOOL PrintTheseDocsToElectraSoftPrintToFax(int iNumOfPrintJobs,
                                           char* pszFaxToThisRecipient)
{
BOOL bRet=TRUE;

  //====================================================================
  //| LOOP
  //====================================================================
  for(int iJob=1;iJob<=iNumOfPrintJobs;iJob++)
  {
    //====================================================================
    //| CREATE the send2fax.del file
    //====================================================================
    if(CreateSend2Fax_Del(pszFaxToThisRecipient)==FALSE)
    {
      bRet=FALSE;
      break;
    }
    //====================================================================
    //| PRINT document to: ElectraSoft Print to Fax
    //====================================================================
    if(PrintJobToElectraSoftPrintToFax(iJob)==FALSE)
    {
      bRet=FALSE;
      break;
    }
    //====================================================================
    //| WAIT until FaxMail Network for Windows deletes send2fax.del
    //====================================================================
    if(WaitForElectraSoftPrintToFax()==FALSE)
    {
      bRet=FALSE;
      break;
    }
    //====================================================================
    //| If done EXIT else back to LOOP
    //====================================================================
  }//End------for(int iJob=1;iJob<=iNumOfPrintJobs;iJob++)
  //====================================================================
  //| EXIT
  //====================================================================
  return(bRet);
}

BOOL CreateSend2Fax_Del(char *pszFaxToThisRecipient)
{
int iSend2Fax_Del;

  if((iSend2Fax_Del=_open(szSend2Fax_Del,_O_CREAT|_O_TRUNC|_O_BINARY|_O_RDWR,_S_IREAD|_S_IWRITE)) < 0)
  {
    sprintf(szStr1024,"Could not create:\n"
                     "%s"
                     ,szSend2Fax_Del);
    ::MessageBox(GetForegroundWindow(),
                 szStr1024,szAppsMsgCaption,MB_OK | MB_ICONSTOP);
    return(FALSE);
  }
  if(_write(iSend2Fax_Del,pszFaxToThisRecipient,
            (WORD)strlen(pszFaxToThisRecipient)) !=
            (int)strlen(pszFaxToThisRecipient))
  {
    _close(iSend2Fax_Del);
    return(FALSE);
  }
  _close(iSend2Fax_Del);
  return(TRUE);
}

BOOL PrintJobToElectraSoftPrintToFax(int iJob)
{
  //======================================================================
  //| Remove comments and replace with your application specific
  //| source-code.
  //======================================================================
  //if(Your Print Routine Fails)
  //{
  //  return(FALSE);
  //}
  return(TRUE);
}

BOOL WaitForElectraSoftPrintToFax(void)
{
  for(int iWait=0;;iWait++)
  {
    if(_access(szSend2Fax_Del,0)!=0)
    {
      break;
    }
    //===============================================================
    //| 100 ms X 300 loops == 30000 ms == 30 seconds to time-out.
    //===============================================================
    DelayMs(100);
    if(iWait==300)
    {
      if(::MessageBox(GetForegroundWindow(),
            "Last print job not done."
            ,"Apps Caption"
            ,MB_DEFBUTTON1|MB_ICONQUESTION|MB_RETRYCANCEL)==IDCANCEL)
      {
        return(FALSE);
      }
      iWait=0;
    }
  }
  return(TRUE);
}

void DelayMs(DWORD dwMs)
{
MSG msg;
struct _timeb timebCurTime;
DWORD dwCurTime,dwStopTime,dwSleepTime;

  dwSleepTime=(dwMs/10);
  if(dwSleepTime<1) dwSleepTime = 1;
  if(dwSleepTime>100) dwSleepTime = 100;
  _ftime(&timebCurTime);
  dwStopTime=(((timebCurTime.time * 1000) + timebCurTime.millitm) + dwMs);
  do
  {
    Sleep(dwSleepTime);
    if(PeekMessage(&msg,NULL,0,0,PM_REMOVE)!=FALSE)
    {
      TranslateMessage(&msg);
      DispatchMessage(&msg);
    }
    _ftime(&timebCurTime);
    dwCurTime=((timebCurTime.time*1000) + timebCurTime.millitm);
    if(iTimeChangeFg>0)
    {
      --iTimeChangeFg;
      break;
    }
  }while(dwCurTime < dwStopTime);
}
//=============================== EndCode ================================

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