Re: Problem using Escape Codes in text document.

[Tim Rice <tim@trr.metro.NET>]

On Tue, 8 Jul 1997, Luis Martin Rivera Fuentes wrote:

>   Hi!
> 
> 
>     My configuration is the following:
> 
>     Operative System:  SCO UNIX 3.2v4.2 (ODT3.0)
>     Modem:  Motorola Premier 33.6 desktop 68356 RAM sw Rev B 
>     HylaFAX:  hylafax - v4.0pl1 - sco3.2v4.2-tar.gz (binary)
>     GHOSTSCRIPT:  gs262 - sco3.2v4.2-tar.gz (binary)
> 
> 
>     PROBLEM:
> 
>     I need to handle escape codes (\192, \179, \218, etc.)
>     in my text document (FAX), but when I send the following
>     instruction:
> 

Sendfax accepts text postscript or tif files.
With those codes in there it's not text.
Try sending your document through a postscript filter like epsonps.

ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/comp.sources.misc/volume20/epsonps/part01.Z
ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/comp.sources.misc/volume20/epsonps/part02.Z

>     sendfax - n - d 5640506 @@filetext
> 
>     the result is the following:
> 
>     filetext:  can not determine file type
> 
[snip]
>           Luis Martin Rivera
> 
> Telephone:
>           voice - 2640702 
>           fax - 5640506      
>           In Mexico City.
> 

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