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If you have a fax installed on your machine then just print to that port using the printer object. &nbsp;Depending on the fax you have you can pass parameter on the command line.<br />
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With vb you can select the printer and how to print.<br />
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If you have a fax installed on your machine then just print to that port using the printer object.  Depending on the fax you have you can pass parameter on the command line.

With vb you can select the printer and how to print.




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But generally that will pop up a fax dialog which is exactly what I don't want to have to do. &nbsp;Also there are many different fax printer driver things so using sendkeys to fill it out probably wouldn't work.<br />

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But generally that will pop up a fax dialog which is exactly what I don't want to have to do.  Also there are many different fax printer driver things so using sendkeys to fill it out probably wouldn't work.


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Try FAXMAN by DataTech, <a href="http://www.data-tech.com" rel="ugc">www.data-tech.com</a>. &nbsp;This is an OCX that is not free but it is pretty good.<br />
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Otherwise try the fax software by Symantec, this I use from VB and it is very nice!<br />

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Try FAXMAN by DataTech, www.data-tech.com [http://www.data-tech.com].  This is an OCX that is not free but it is pretty good.

Otherwise try the fax software by Symantec, this I use from VB and it is very nice!


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The thing is I haven't really got any money to spend on active x controls. &nbsp;VB Academic ($100) set me back a few months allowance.<br />
Basically programming is a little hobby of mine.<br />

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The thing is I haven't really got any money to spend on active x controls.  VB Academic ($100) set me back a few months allowance.
Basically programming is a little hobby of mine.


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P.S. You must have a MAPI compliant fax such as the Windows 95 fax driver (a.k.a. MS AtWork Fax) installed !!<br />

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P.S. You must have a MAPI compliant fax such as the Windows 95 fax driver (a.k.a. MS AtWork Fax) installed !!


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Is there any way to fax from VB without wasting money on an OCX, or popping up a fax dialog? MAPI or something?
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Is there any way to fax from VB without wasting money on an OCX, or popping up a fax dialog? MAPI or something?

Faxing from VB

Visual Basic is Microsoft’s event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) for its Component Object Model (COM) programming model. It is relatively easy to learn and use because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage. It has been replaced with VB.NET, and is very similar to VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the programming language for the Microsoft Office product line.