Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Mon, 10 Jun 91 00:55:23 -0400 From: Rich Szabo Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Easy Fax to ASCII? Reply-To: ac220@cleveland.freenet.edu Message-ID: Organization: TELECOM Digest Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 445, Message 9 of 12 Lines: 23 adamg@world.std.com writes: > we're looking at replacing the [fax] machine with a computer and fax > board. Our computer gurus have found some software that will turn a > fax message into a PCX or TIFF file and another program that will > convert THAT into ASCII, and want to write a batch file to transmit > that into our main system. The problem is this has to be done for > each individual fax, because the software they want to use (ReadRight > is one of the programs) apparently can't be automated. I've used Desqview from Quarterdeck to automate a stubborn program. DV runs your program(s) as a shell and will feed it any keystrokes you wish. I believe it has a complete macro language. It can multitask the programs. As an aside, I bet a lot of the faxes we all send could be just as well done thru E-Mail. Your problem would then already be solved. Rich Szabo Cleveland, Ohio USA +1 216 662 1112 internet:ac220@cleveland.freenet.edu and presenting!: rszabo@attmail.com