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This set of files lets you monitor a Class I FAX modem in a DESQview
background window. Other DESQview activities are suspended only during the
actual FAX reception itself.
If you are unable to make a Class I FAX modem work properly in a multitasking
environment, this set of files is for you. Modem manufacturer's tech reps
told me Class I faxes would not work in a time sharing environment, because
they must have the full attention of the CPU.
It is too costly to dedicate a machine to waiting for FAXs. That's why this
set of files was created.
You run TRAPFAX.BAT in a background window. If your FAX phone rings
DESQview will switch to the window TRAPFAX is running in, receive the FAX
and return to an active window. Multitasking will be suspended while the
FAX is being received, but will resume immediately after the receipt's
finished.
The required functions are included as separate utilities so you can change
the way they're used to accommodate to your FAX software. Also, they can be
used individually for various purposes.
As an example, to know if anyone calls when your are out; or, if you want to
make a record of the date and time of all phone calls, you can run the
following batch file that uses CHK4RING:
CALLS.BAT
:START
@ECHO off
CHK4RING com1 ps2n
IF errorlevel 50 GOTO END
ECHO | MORE | DATE | FIND "Current" >> CALLS
ECHO | MORE | TIME | FIND "Current" >> CALLS
ECHO . >> CALLS
GOTO START
:END
This batch file will record the date and time of each phone ring in a file
named CALLS. So you have a record of when and how many times the phone rang
while you were out.
As another example, if you need a cheap alarm clock, try this:
ALARM.BAT
@ECHO off
KILLTIME 1000
:REPEAT
ECHO
KILLTIME 5
GOTO REPEAT
The --> <-- in the 4th line is the ASCII character 007, BELL or BEEP.
Echoing (printing) it makes a beep sound. 4 beeps in this case. The 5 in
the line 5 repeats the alarm every 5 seconds, until you stop it by
pressing Control-Break. Change the 1000 in line 2 to the number of seconds
you want to wait before the alarm sounds. Or, you can replace the 1000 with
%1, like this, killtime %1 . Then, when you run the batch file, add the
number of seconds you want to wait after the word alarm:
C:>alarm 1000
KILLTIME works to a little more than 32000 seconds, almost 9 hours.
The utilities in this set named CheckForRing (CHK4RING), GOFRONT and GONEXT
are Copyright SeaCove Marine Software. The entire file set is being made
available free as a promotion for:
T o n e B a n k e r
the
* Pay * Bills * By * Modem *
program
Available on: The R A T I O N A L Place BBS 713-280-8504
You are encouraged to pass this file set around, and post it on BBSs.
As the only condition of use, and distribution, you must agree to distribute
the *ENTIRE* file set without modifying any of the files. We hope you find
TRAPFAX useful.
Enter C:>free at the DOS prompt