Faxing from Navision

johnnyc313 · 2003-10-29

My company wants to send all our statements and advice notes straight from Navision.

Can anyone tell me first of all if this is possible?

And if it is then how it is done.

Thanks in advance...

Johnny C

eromein · 2003-10-29

did you search the forum?

DesmedtS · 2003-10-30

Do you work with an exchange server ?

Jeff_Fierce · 2003-10-30

We use Tobit Faxware 6.6. You can direct any printable document to the Faxprinter.

Waldo · 2003-11-03

This is a known issue and I don't know the solution either, but if anyone has a solution, please give it!

I think the problem is that we want to do it all automatically:
- print to a fax
- automatically sending it to the right fax-number.

The problem is that there is no way to print and give a fax-number so the document is sent. This problem is similar to sending pdf-files. Saving the document to pdf can be done with a pdf-printer. Pdf-mailer can open a mail-window with the attachment ... and that is as far as it goes. It can't send it to the right address right away ... and that's what we want to do ... send automatically the pdf-file in a mail to the receiver ... or fax the document right to the recipient, without having to give in the fax-number (which is already in navision). There are printer drivers for this, but in my knowledge, there is no way when printing to a fax-printer (or pdf-printer), to add a number so that all is sent automatically.

Does anyone know a solution?

Luc_VanDyck · 2003-11-03

Waldo wrote:

The problem is that there is no way to print and give a fax-number so the document is sent.

Yes you can.
eg. with ZetaFax, you need to insert the following at the beginning of the document:
{'%%[TO:' + Recipient.FaxNo + ', ' + Recipient.Name + ']'}.
You probably need to modify the font-property to use the ZetaFax font as well.

Waldo · 2003-11-03

Hey, that's interesting!

Should I just add a textbox with that information? Where can I find more information about that?

Timo_Lässer · 2003-11-03

Waldo wrote:

[...]
The problem is that there is no way to print and give a fax-number so the document is sent.
[...]
Does anyone know a solution?

With Tobit FaxWare and Tobit David this is possible.
The german Microsoft Business Solution Partner KUMAvision has developed an interface to Tobit.

All possible parameters can be printed at the beginning of the document.
It is also possible to print multiple documents for different recipients. Tobit seperates the printout into several fax jobs.

Luc_VanDyck · 2003-11-03

Waldo wrote:

Should I just add a textbox with that information? Where can I find more information about that?

Have a look at http://www.zetafax.com .
And here is a HowTo about "Embedded addressing": http://www.zetafax.com/teknotes/ZTN1011.htm

Savatage · 2003-11-03

*Not Available In North America

Jeff_Fierce · 2003-11-05

I'm working on exactly that issue: print to fax from Navision using Tobit Faxware and automatically match the numbers.

My idea is: export the Navision Contacts, only No., Name, Fax-Number . Must be dos ascii for Tobit/Faxware reimport. (done)

Then reimport adresses to Tobit. Documentation says that only *.pst-import from Outlook is possible. But there is a manual in the knowlege base which describes howto import ascii to Tobit Faxware (only in german - Q-103.077). There is also a 3rd party ODBC importer available (http://www.t-tools.de/german/index.php? ... 4dvise.php, about 400 Euro). (partly done)

If someone prints from Navision to the Fax-printer: match adresses/numbers (not done but i have the idea).

If I get this to work i may try to descibe the steps en detail.

Waldo · 2003-11-05

That would be great!!

Faxing from Navision

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