
			Faxapp

	Example using DDE and WinFax Pro 4.0
	Witten in Clarion for Windows 2003
		and compiled as 16bit.

		By: Larry Hotchkiss
	     E-mail: wcdc@winternet.com
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App Notes:

	Faxapp uses a 'control' file to store user data
and thier preferences regarding some winfax options such
as the use of a coverpage, resoultion etc. These options
can be accessed and chaged under 'view' -> 'user info'.

	I have included some test data which consists of
a few 'products' and a few 'customers'. The product data
is enough for a 1 page report/fax.

	When selecting the report option to fax, a window
appears and asks you to select recipients. By double 
clicking, the 'customer' data is copied to a queue. Next,
the options in the 'control' file are checked and you are
prompted for the 'text' to add to the cover sheet if 
specified, otherwise the report is sent to the recipients
that were placed in the queue.

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Known Problems:

	Right now, there is no way of checking the 'status'
of Winfax. Winfax suggest using 'DDERequest' but that is 
not a valid Clarion command....go figure. What happens is 
if a user runs the 'report' -> 'Products to fax' twice in
a row and it has not completed sending the previous faxes
you will end up getting all sorts of DDEExecute errors etc.

	If you have problems using this app with the 
coverpage and/or coverpage text, check your version of
Winfax (Help->about). If it is the March 20 version, you
will need to download the upgrade "WFX401.EXE" from
Delrina at "http://sos.symantec.com/ftp/winfxftp.html".

	Also, remember that I am not a programmer (I just 
play one on TV) so many of the methods I have used to do
things in this app may not be the most sensable. I would
appreciate any feedback or functional improvements 
(obviously not much time was put into the interface) that 
people may find and implement. I by no means covered all
the posibilities, but if nothing else, hopefully others
will be inspired......after all, if I can do this, 
anyone can :).
	
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About The Author:

	Well, I am just a 'hack' and by no means consider
myself a programmer. Clarion is just a hobby for me and
I try to do my best to have fun and help others when I
can......which isn't very often:).

	This test app will hopefully help someone out
and help to 'repay' the Clarion community on the Net and
CW-talk for all the help they have been.

	Distribute freely, use and enjoy.
	Use at your own risk....:)

