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- │ ALL-FAX Message Base Faxing Utility │
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- │ Copyright 1991 G.Freymann │
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- A free support program for EchoFax users ONLY!
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-
- PURPOSE: To fax the entire contents of a message base to a fax machine.
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-
- HOW: Unzip the contents of ALLFAX##.ZIP into whatever subdirectory
- --- you prefer.
-
- Type at DOS; ALLFAX /M=d:\path\msgbase /P=phone_number
- MSGFAX[.BAT]
-
- In a batch file enter;
- ALLFAX /M=d:\path\msgbase /P=phone_number
- CALL MSGFAX.BAT
-
- FILENAMES:
- ---------
-
- ALLFAX.EXE - Main executible program file
- ALLFAX.PGE - Optional addition to canned cover page
- ALL-FAX.BAT - Initial batch file to get everything going
- MSGFAX.TXT - ASCII contents of all messages to be faxed
- MSGFAX.BAT - Created by ALLFAX.EXE to call up Bitfax
- COVER.TXT - Cover page to fax
- ALLFAX.LOG - Brief activity log
-
-
-
- THE LONGER VERSION OF FILENAMES:
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- ALLFAX.EXE - Main executible program file
- ==========
- This program expects to find TWO parameters passed on in a specific manner
- like this:
-
- /M= full drive/path/name of message base to be faxed
- /P= phone number with no dashes.. This may be local or long
- distance... there are no validity checks done to the phone
- number.
-
- Once ALLFAX.EXE creates the necessary files for Bitfax, you should then
- call up the MSGFAX.BAT file... so please use ALL-FAX.BAT when running
- this program.. it will correctly pass on control to Bitfax.
-
-
- ALLFAX.PGE - Optional addition to canned cover page
- ==========
- This is a simple ASCII file that you can create to add your own customized
- look to the cover page. The canned cover page is pretty brief.
-
-
- ALL-FAX.BAT - Initial batch file to get everything going
- ===========
- Contains the following lines:
-
- ECHO OFF
- REM MUST HAVE FULL PARAMETERS LIKE THIS
- REM ALLLFAX /M=L:\MSGS\SUPPORT /P=3425544
- ALLFAX %1 %2
- REM IF YOU WANT TO SAVE THE CONTENTS OF THE MESSAGE BASE
- REM DELETE THE REM ON THE NEXT LINE AND EDIT AS NEEDED
- REM COPY MSGFAX.TXT MSGBASE.TXT
- CALL MSGFAX.BAT
-
- If you wish to keep a copy of the ASCII version of your message base you
- can edit this batch file and copy the ascii text to a filename of your
- choice and review it later. Just be sure to copy the ascii text BEFORE
- you get into Bitfax!
-
-
- MSGFAX.TXT - ASCII contents of all messages to be faxed
- ==========
- Created by the main program. This file contains the ASCII version of
- your entire message base and it is this file that Bitfax will use.
-
-
- MSGFAX.BAT - Created by ALLFAX.EXE to call up Bitfax
- ==========
- Created by the main program. This file contains the proper set of commands
- to call up Bitfax and send your fax.
-
-
- COVER.TXT - Cover page to fax
- =========
- This file is created by the main program. It looks a bit like this:
-
-
- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
- MESSAGE BASE FAX
-
- MESSAGE BASE NAME: L:\MSGS\SUPPORT
-
-
- DATE: 08-21-1991
-
- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-
- If you wish to add to this, you may create the file ALLFAX.PGE which will
- be appended to the TOP of the above.
-
-
- ALLFAX.LOG - Brief activity log
- ==========
- Created by the main program. This file contains a brief activity log
- something like this:
-
- **************************************************************
- ALL-FAX Utility of August 21/91 activated 08-21-1991 17:55:45
- Oops - forgot some command line parameters!
- **************************************************************
- ALL-FAX Utility of August 21/91 activated 08-21-1991 17:55:57
- Exporting Fax Messages from L:\MSGS\SUPPORT
- Faxing Message Base to 3425544
- **************************************************************
- ALL-FAX Utility of August 21/91 activated 08-21-1991 18:27:31
- Oops - forgot some command line parameters!
- **************************************************************
- ALL-FAX Utility of August 21/91 activated 08-21-1991 18:28:04
- **************************************************************
- ALL-FAX Utility of August 21/91 activated 08-21-1991 18:31:04
-
-
- CONCLUSION:
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-
- That's it. This is a quick and dirty program to simply fax the entire
- contents of a message base to a fax machine. Why? I don't know..
- Robin Wells asked for it, I just created it. Ask Robin!
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