Re: [hylafax-users] "What we have here is a Word document"

["Josh Welch" <jwelch@buffalowildwings.com>]

Erik Enge said:
> In hfaxd/FileSystem.c++, I find:
> 
>             else if (cc > 2 && b.buf[0] == '%' && b.buf[1] == 'P') {
>                 logError("What we have here is a PDF file");
>                 op = FaxRequest::send_pdf;
>             }
>             else if (cc > (ssize_t)sizeof (b.h) && isTIFF(b.h))
>                 op = FaxRequest::send_tiff;
>             else
>                 op = FaxRequest::send_data;
> 
> What I want is to be able to submit Microsoft Word documents through
> `sendfax` and have HylaFAX go "Oh, Word, I know how to convert this to a
> PDF" and then do a ::send_pdf.  Is there any way to do this without
> doing an C++ programming?  I can see us adding "conversion filters" like
> this for other formats too and having not to recompile every time would
> be very convenient.
> 
> Erik.
> 

Without doing coding, I don't think you have an option. If you could get
something that would reliably(key word) convert a msword doc into PS or
PDF, it would be simple enough to create some sort of wrapper script,
but getting anything to convert msword into PS is the issue.

Josh

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