Re: Faxing from Xy/Dos

[auerbach@xxxxxxxx]

In <9701272030.AA8734@xxxxxxxx>, on 01/27/97
  at 03:31 PM, jbesser@xxxxxxxx said:

>I hate to even mention the dread OS/2, but I have a question for you
>OS/2-XyWrite gurus.

>I recently upgraded from FaxWorks lite to the new FaxWorks Pro. It says I
>can fax from DOS apps by setting the printer port as LPT3 and loading the
>IBM-x24e.prn. I tried this, and it seems to be printing to the fax
>printer--but what it sends is 72 blank pages.

>Has anybody gotten this feature to work? What am I doing wrong? Would I do
>better with a HP Laser Jet printer file? If so, which one do I need?

FaxWorks is a great application. Works like a charm. You just need to add
one line to the settings.dfl area about printers (and increase the PP:
number) Thusly:

PP:3
LPT1.OS2	e:\xy4\hp4dda.prn	Hewlette Packard Laserjet 4
LPT3.OS2	e:\xy4\hp4dda.prn	Faxworks Laserjet
LPT1.OS2	e:\xy4\mail.prn		for email

FaxWorks defaults to assigning LPT3 as the printer object. In the settings
for its printer be sure to check the box for Laserjet simulation (better
than proPrinter) and ahhhhh, here's the trick. You have to use cgtimes (or
some printer font) as your font. i.e., stick a ≪ufcgtimes≫ in there.




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