Copyright: Thaddeus B. Alper


 Contents

Winfax Switcher 1.0 Help File

Introduction

Configuration and Setup

License and Disclaimer

Bug Reports and Suggestions

Credits


Introduction

Welcome to the first release version of my "switcher" program. This was designed primarily for use with OzWin, but theoretically may be used in many other ways also.

The essential function is to establish a DDE connection with Winfax and then turn on or off the Autoreceive function, thereby allowing OzWin to take over the comms port. Appropriate messages are sent to the user.

I hope you enjoy this program and that it was a worthwhile project for everyone.

Enjoy,

Thad Alper

CIS: 72440,2554

5989-10 Meadowcreek Drive, Milford, OH 45150, USA


Configuration and Setup

Before we start, this program was designed to automate the procedure of turning off (or unloading) the AutoReceive feature of Winfax (i.e. freeing up the modem for OzWin use), then running OzWin, then turning the Autoreceive back on.

So you will want to have Winfax loaded (running) with the Autoreceive feature on/active to achieve the most benefit from using this utility. If you do not have Winfax loaded, everything will function properly, but the program will have nothing to do!

Now to the setup....I will assume that you have successfully unzipped this file (or else you can't be reading this <g>) and placed the contents in an appropriate location, for example C:\UTILS.

Then you should launch OzWin and hit the "preferences" button. NOTE: for advanced users who use multiple preferences, youll need to set this up for each of you preferences. Add the following:

PRE-ONLINE: C:\UTILS\WFXSWI -F

POST-ONLINE: C:\UTILS\WFXSWI -O

That should be it!!!! Now just run OzWin normally and youll see the effects of the program when you want to go online!

This program should work with all versions of Windows 3.1 or later, all versions of Winfax 2.0 or later and all versions of OzWin 1.0 or later.


License and Disclaimer

This program is provided as-is with no warranties of any kind, expressed or implied. USE THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK. It is distributed as freeware, i.e. free for your use.

Since this program is distributed as freeware, I am not making any money on this little project. So if you wish to encourage me to continue to write neat little programs (including upgrading this one), by all means send me something ($5 or less, a neat postcard, a cool story about how much better this makes you life, or whatever other wacky ideas you might have <g>). Or you can just rave about what a cool guy I am in the forum for a few days <G>.


Bug Reports and Suggestions

Please CISMail all bug reports and suggestions to the address above. If you are reporting a bug, please make sure you describe fully the steps needed to recreate the problem, including versions of software used (Windows, Winfax, OzWin).


Credits

First of all, thank you for downloading and trying this program. Without you, there would be no point in writing it!

I would also like to thank those nameless folks that helped me do my initial testing and spent time making sure this darn thing worked!

Special thanks go to Steve Sneed, who allowed sockets in OzWin for this program to work automatically and to CIS Sysop Gabe Kingsley, who very kindly guided me in how to get this program released to the public and saved many people from first version blues.

Winfax Switcher was developed in Borland C++ 4.02, using their EasyWin (c) technology. This helpfile was compiled with the Help Compiler supplied with that package (no surprises there <G>).

OzWin is copyrighted by several people, most notably Ozarks West Software (Steve Sneed). To get further information, take a look at the OzCIS forum (by using the GO OZCIS command) on Compuserve.

Winfax is copyrighted by Delrina Corporation. You can find online support for them in the Delrina forum (GO DELRINA) on Compuserve.