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Documentation for MAKEFAX, version 1.60
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MAKEFAX is Copyright (C) 1993-1996 B.J. Guillot. All Rights Reserved.
MAKEFAX is designed for use with the BGFAX shareware fax receiving/sending
program for DOS and OS/2. http://www.blkbox.com/~bgfax/
Description
~~~~~~~~~~~
MAKEFAX.EXE (DOS version) and MAKEFAX2.EXE (OS/2 version) will convert
ASCII text files, PCX files, or DCX files into FAX image format so that
BGFAX /SEND mode is able to send the information.
MAKEFAX will not run without the font file, BGFAX.FNT. If the BGFAX
environment variable ("BGFAX") is set, the font file will be looked for
in that directory. Otherwise, MAKEFAX will search the current directory.
MAKEFAX will handle form feeds (Ctrl-L, ASCII-12) in ASCII files, causing
a page break to occur, just as in a printer.
Usage
~~~~~
MAKEFAX file1[+file2[+file3[+...fileN]...]]] outfile.fax [switches]
MAKEFAX @filelist outfile.fax [switches]
************
* Switches *
************
/80 use 80-column mode when converting ASCII files
/100 use 100-column mode (this is the default)
/132 use 132-column mode when converting ASCII files
/SP SHORT PAGES--the fax will end at the last line of text rather
than padding it out to a full length fax--saves thermal paper
/PL:nn PAGE LENGTH--in number of text lines on a piece of paper.
The default is /PL:66 for US-sized paper. I do not know
what the A4 is, but I would guess you need /PL:70
/HR force MAKEFAX to make HIGH-RESOLUTION faxes
/LR force MAKEFAX to make LOW-RESOLUTION faxes (this is the
default for ASCII files, but sometimes PCX graphics are
made for low-resoultion)
/F0 Uses "computer looking" (jagged-edge) font rather than
nice font when converting ASCII files. See FNTEDIT.EXE
(font editor) for a view of the fonts. I can think of
no need for using this unless you are just curious.
/PID:nnn ProcessID number. Useful if you are running multiple copies
of MAKEFAX in a multitasking environment. The nnn will be
used when creating any needed temporary files so that there
is no kind of sharing violation. (See BGFAX.DOC for more
details on this. This switch is not needed unless more than
one copy of MAKEFAX is running on the computer at once.)
/2D DO NOT USE, for testing purposes only
EXAMPLES
~~~~~~~~
(a) MAKEFAX hello.txt hello.fax /sp
The ASCII text file HELLO.TXT is converted into HELLO.FAX (100-cols),
but short pages to save thermal fax paper on the remote machine.
(b) MAKEFAX coverpg.txt+hello.txt output.fax /80
COVERPG.TXT is the first page, HELLO.TXT is the rest, and they
are converted into the file OUTPUT.FAX (80-columns)
(c) MAKEFAX coverpg.txt+bodymsg.txt+lastpage.txt out.fax /132 /hr
Same as above, except three ASCII files used
Use 132-columns and high resolution!
(d) MAKEFAX cover.PCX+porder.txt+thankyou.pcx sendme.fax /132
This time, the first page is a graphics file rather than ASCII.
(e) MAKEFAX @list.dat output.fax /80
The file "LIST.DAT" is used to determine which files are to be
sent. Each line of the LIST.DAT file represents a SINGLE filename.
Only one file is listed per line. Each line is terminated with a
standard <CR><LF> (regular ASCII file). Example LIST.DAT:
cover.pcx
porder.dcx
c:\bgfax\premade\thankyou.txt
Additional notes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
At present, there is no way to mix text and graphics easily onto the same
page with MAKEFAX. If you need to do this, look at the public domain
program "2FAX163.ZIP" available off my BBS and web page. It allows you
to mix multiple fonts, text, graphics, etc. Very nice utility and comes
with C source code. MAKEFAX is suiting for most jobs, but if you need
to add some spice to your outgoing faxes, grab 2FAX. It was designed
specifically for use with BGFAX.
Regards,
B.J. Guillot