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Getting Started As a CompuFax

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2.1 What Is CompuFax?

CompuFax is a collection of computer programs that lets you send fax document files directly from your VAX or Alpha-AXP VMS terminal or workstation. CompuFax is a software package with many options and supporting features that make it powerful, yet easy to use.

2.2 Getting Started

A CompuFax user can verify that CompuFax is running on the system with the FAX SHOW QUEUE command. Here is an example:

$ FAX SHOW QUEUE

CompuFax queue report as of 27-JUN -1994 12:51:58.11 0 FAX server queue entries

If you do not get this type of display, contact your System Manager, as CompuFax may not have been installed yet, or is not running. Chapter 1 provides information on how to install and start up CompuFax. Looking at the above example, the word queue refers to a list of faxes that are waiting to be sent. The queue is empty here, so there are no faxes to send. The dollar sign ($) in the example indicates the system prompt, which may be different on your system.

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Contents

T WO R KI N G D Y N a M I C S C O R P O R a T I O N January Copyright Notice Networking Dynamics Corporation Software License Agreement Warran TY Service CompuFax Version Quick Installation Instructions Page CompuFax Hardware Installation and Configuration Page Overview Preface Intended Audience Table of Contents Other Commands Summary of Commands and Directives Appendix a CompuFax Installation Fax Modem Devic e Hardware InstallationModem Cabling Term inal Port Charac t erist ic s Server Port Charac t erist ic s Software InstallationMult iple Syst em s Evaluat ion Wit hout Modem Full Devic e Server Set up CustomizationFull Devic e Server Inst allat ion Rem ot e Fax Server Inst allat ion Full Devic e Server St art up$ Show System $ FAX Show Device Remote Fax Server Startup Rem ot e Fax Server Set up$ Edit FAX$DIRFAXREMSTART.COM $ FAX Show Server Getting Started As a CompuFax User What Is CompuFax?Getting Started $ FAX Show Queue Checking If Your Fax Was Sent Sending a Fax$ FAX FAX Exit Printing To The Fax Device Embedding Fax Numbers Into DocumentsAn Even Sim pler Way t o Send $ FAX SEN D TESTFAX.2 Sending Faxes Using VMS Mail Using Com puFax Qualifiers w it h VMS MailEm bedding Num bers in VMS Mail From VS4000PSMITH 15-JUN -1994 To FAX% Getting HelpCC Psmith $ FAX HelpPage Sending Multiple Files More About Sending FilesSending Different File Types $ FAX SEN D doc.1, doc.2, doc.3, doc.4, doc.5 / N UMBER= Bit m apped Files Tex t FilesPost Sc ript Files $ FAX SEN D FILE.COMPRESSED / FORMAT= T4 / N UM= Sending Landscaped Files Using Different Fonts$ FAX SEN D TESTFAX.2 / FON T= # # FON T Sending Files With Overlays # # Remark This is a coversheet configuration fileSending Faxes With Coversheets $ FAX SEN D BILL.CFG Sending Breakup Files # # N Ewfax # # Breakup# # EN Dfax # # N Umber $ FAX SEN D FILE.A, FILE.B, FILE.C Using The Lookup FeatureThis results $ FAX SEN D TESTFAX.1 / LOOKUP= Fred Smith Broadcasting Faxes Lookup With WildcardPersonalizing Broadcast Faxes $ FAX SEN D TESTFAX.1 / LOOKUP= F $ FAX SEN D MERGE.TXT / LOOKUP= CITY= Los Angeles Merging From The Command Line Deleting Entries After Sending Deferred Sending$ FAX SEN D TESTFAX.2 / AFTER= 12-APR-199621530 $ FAX SEN D TESTFAX.2 / Delete Logos and Letterheads Setting PrioritiesCompuFax queue report as of 10-JUN -1995 $ FAX SEN D TESTFAX.2 / N Ologo Using Command Files Other CommandsNext we execute it $ @REPORTSEN D Verify Command Show QueueFAX @REPORTSEN D.FAXCMD Show Queue Delete Command $ FAX SEN D TESTFAX.1 / LOOKUP= $ FAX Show Queue$ FAX Delete / EN TRY= 4 / ALL $ FAX Show Queue FAX Logoutput TEST.LOG Keeping Track Of What You Did Receiving Faxes Receive to Disk Printing Faxes Qualifier Default valuePrin TER / N Obestway / Bestway / N Oburst / N Oburst Osheetfeed / N Osheetfeed / SIZE= XXX / SIZE= LetterPage Fax Print er Set up Verifying Print er Opt ions Viewing FaxesPrint Com m FAX Show Prin TER View c om m Using CFRECTOOLS.COM Convert Com m Converting Fax FilesQualifiers $ FAX SET Prin TER / Receive / N Odelete / N Otify FAX or T4 Prin TER or Text Ex am plesPCL Here are some conversion examples $ FAX CON Vert in .X / Prin T Installation Personal Computer InterfaceIntroduction \ Cfin Stal E\ FAX\ Pcif PostScript Driver Initialization \ CFTEMP.PS Unknown local port Adding a Print er Driver Adding a Port Nam e Using the PC InterfaceWindow s 3.1 Post Sc ript Driver Init ializat ion Disc laim er Feat ures Sending a FaxDest inat ion Sc reen Lookup Screen Coversheet Sc reens Edit ing an Ent ryCoversheet Selec t ion Sc reen Coversheet Inform at ion Sc reen Set up When t o SendResolut ion File List Default s 1Server Pat hCoversheet s Making Things Easier How to Modify a Coversheet Sam ple Configurat ion FileFrequent ly Used Files Inc lude File Sam ple File Ex plainedPage Commands Summary of Commands DirectivesCON Vert Format Otify TopmarginFAX CON Vert in .X / FORMAT= Text OUT.Y / FORMAT= PCL ALL DeleteLocal Exit Before AfterSIN CE User SEN D QuitClass Commen T Postscript or PS FAX or T4 Prin TER or Text FON TLAN Dscape Logo Umber MergeOverlay Portrait Resolution = Fine ResolutionResolution = Standard Portrait D Disable Oreceive / Resolution Speed / SPEED2Completion SON LY EN Able Flag CopiesForm Model OTE = Run Length Encoding = N o CompressionQueue Sheetfeed SH OW TrailerShow Device Full Usern AME Show Server Show Prin TERShutdown Start View Verify on Verify OFFDown Scale Maxpages File Direc t ives DirectivesStartpage Breakup # # Charactersize Millimeters 4.0 CH AractersizeEN Dfax # # FON T Stdfon T LAN Dscape Overlayfile Mail-Merge Direc t ives# # Portrait Position Cursor Mergeen Able MergedisableMergeen D Mergestart CompuFax Files And Logical Names DirectoriesFiles CF31.RELEASEN Otes Ascjn L.COMCFREC.H COMPUFAX.PS, COMPUFAX.T4, COMPUFAX2.PS, COMPUFAX2.T4 FAXCVT.EXE Faxcmdsh ARE.EXEFAXDB.DAT FAXDB.EXE FAXSYSTARTUP.COM Faxsylogin .COMFON Tmap GIRL.PS CompuFax Logical Names FAX$QUEUE FAX$PSDIRFAX$RECDIR FAX$SCRATCH Fac ilit y Codes CompuFax MessagesSeverit y Levels FAX Message Rout ing Alphabetical Listing of Messages Callterm DevaccessClose Cmdreaderr Devstart DevrespfailDevstatfail Devstop Faxdevice FaxcompleteFaxdon E Faxfail Illpri Illn UMIllserreq Illsqueue VEN TRY Ivdevin DIvmsg Ivqsize Ewstream MemallocfailOdbn Umber Odest Oefn OdeviceOfaxclass Ofile Omorefields OmatchOpriv Ormal Otin Queue PriadjustPH on Ebusy PN Umber Remcsi QueuefullRetry SEN Ddon E Stats SH UtdownTaken Down Tooman Yfax Programming Information User-Written Database ApplicationsWork ing Wit h Com puFax Using The FDB Rout ines Fdbget Com puFax Dat abase Func t ion Library 10.1.3.1 FdbcloseFdbclose streamid Fdbdeletemsg messagePage Fdbgetcon Text streamid, context , maxsize , size Type userdefined Access write only Mechanism by reference Fdbinit Fdbin IT contextsize, savecontextArguments Type userdefined access read only Mechanism by reference One. Errors are signaledFdbnomatch Fdbn Omatch streamid Fdbscan Fdbscan scancontext, streamidOne Fdbsenddata Type charactercoded text string Access read onlyFdbsetfield Fdbsen Ddata streamid, message Fdbsetnumber FdbsetmatchMechanism by descriptorfixed length string descriptor Fdbsetmatch message, matchkey value Fdbstartmsg FdbsetstatusFdbsetstatus message, status code Fdbstartmsg message Close Look UPShutdown This sends a shutdown message to the database application CompuFax Callable Interface Faxcmdproc commandlineCallable Com m ands Faxcmdproc Faxcmdsetin PUT inputproc, parminputproc Faxcmdsethan DLE handleraddress Faxcmdsetoutput outputproc Faxcmdsetuser usernameFaxcmdforceexit Dbcon DKEY.C DBGETDIR.C Dbmain .C DBN EXTREC.C FAXCMD.C Link ing ModulesPage Appendix a Release 3.1.00 ChangesRelease 3.0.01 Changes Solution Known ProblemsSee FAX Help Filedirective Position Cursor # # FON T filename See FAX Help Filedirective FON T Release 2.1.00 Changes Release 2.2.00 ChangesPage Release 1.2.04 Changes Page Glossary AsciiAXP CSI Faxdb FAX% Help Overlay Null stringPending Percent sign % Remote server RecordScaleable font Secondary key TSI VAXVMS Page 446-4511