To Configure and Run SendFax.exe using Fax Voip FSP Control Panel

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On this page you can easily configure SendFax.exe command line options and then run it to send a fax or to track the status of a previously created fax. The proposed visual tool can be useful for developers who want to test and then use SendFax.exe in their applications, as well as for ordinary users who just want to send a fax.



The following commands are available in the SendFax.exe Contextual Tab of the Ribbon:


Run SendFax.exe

Run

Click to run SendFax.exe utility with selected options.

Copy

Click to copy the command line to the Clipboard.

Track Fax

Select this check box to track fax activity after creating a job. Adds /Track option to command line. This option is ignored when sending a fax to multiple recipients.

Console Mode

Select this check box to run console version of SendFax.exe utility (SendFax_c.exe). When launched in the parent console, a new console window is not created. The calling process is waiting for the console application to complete. If check box is not selected, SendFax.exe is launched in GUI mode. The GUI mode is useful to track the fax and also for hiding the console.

Do not close console

If this check box is selected, the console window is not closed after execution and 'Press any key to continue . . .' message is displayed. Adds /DoNotCloseConsole option to command line. Do not use this option in automated scripts.

Configure SendFax.exe

Edit

Click to configure SendFax.exe command line options, see SendFax.exe options. To quickly change command line options of the specified type, double-click the selected entry in the SendFax.exe options list.

Refresh

Click to update SendFax.exe command line, using options configured in the SendFax.exe options list.

Clear

Click to clear SendFax.exe command line options.

Recipient list

Click to view/edit the list of fax recipients stored in a separate text file (/RecipientList command line option, usually used when sending a fax to multiple recipients).

Document list

Click to view/edit the list of documents to be sent as a fax, which is stored in a separate text file (/FileList command line option, usually used when sending multiple fax documents).

Cover Page

Click to view/edit the cover page settings stored in a separate ini file (/CoverInfo command line option).

SendFax.exe Logs

Enable debug log

Select this check box to enable debug log containing detailed information about SendFax.exe operations. Adds /DebugLog option to command line.

Enable simple log

Select this check box to enable simple log containing brief information about SendFax.exe operations. Adds /Log option to command line.

View debug log

Click to view SendFax.exe debug log.

View debug log

Click to view SendFax.exe debug log.

View simple log

Click to view SendFax.exe simple log.

SendFax.exe logs

Click to switch to the SendFax.exe Logs page.



Command line

SendFax.exe command line, consists of the application path and command line arguments. It is automatically generated based on your configuration. The text field can be edited manually, but these changes are not saved and do not guarantee the correct launch of the SendFax.exe utility.


Do not create new fax job. Only track previously created fax.

Select this check box if you want to track previously created fax. Valid outbound Fax Job ID should be specified. When using this option, a new fax is not created.

Fax Job ID

Valid outbound fax job ID - unique identifier for the outbound fax message.



Fax Job ID can be obtained using Fax Service API, see FaxOutgoingJob.Id property, or it can be viewed in the Windows Fax and Scan software, in the fax properties. In Windows Fax and Scan, in the Outbox, select the fax, and then right-click it. On the context menu, click Properties. The Job ID property can be found on the Details page.




SendFax.exe options list allows you to easily view the current SendFax.exe setting. To quickly change command line options of the specified type, double-click the selected entry. See also SendFax.exe options chapter of this user manual. The following options can be configured: