Re: [hylafax-users] Python Hylafax?

[Michele Petrazzo <michele.petrazzo@xxxxxxxxx>]

Boingo wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I am trying to send a fax from python, just using modules (i.e. no 
> GUI), from a separate machine (i.e. not the server).

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Like you can read on the pyla and other sources (included the
hylafax-hfaxd C ), hylafax (hfaxd) is a ftp "server", so for send a file
you have only to send the right commands to the server with any
language. With python you can use the ftplib library for do the work.

> Any help anyone can provide, would be greatly appreciated.  Even a 
> basic example would be a huge help!  I have been trying to find the 
> answer to this all over the place, and google comes up blank (at 
> least with my search terms).


< - code from hylaproto.py ( hylapex.sf.net ) ->
class SendFile:
 i= 0
 steps = 0
 filesize = 0
 def __init__(self,filename):
  self.filesize = os.stat(filename)[6]
  self.ft = open(filename,'rb')
 def read(self,readbuf):
  buf = self.ft.read(readbuf)
  if buf: return buf
  else: self.ft.close()


ftp = ftplib.FTP()
ftp.set_pasv(passive)
ftp.sendcmd('USER '+username)
files = ("file1.pdf", "file2.pdf")
parameter = {}
parameter['FROMUSER'] = username
parameter['NOTIFYADDR'] = email
parameter['LASTTIME'] = '010000'
parameter['MAXDIALS'] = maxdials
parameter['SCHEDPRI'] = 127
parameter['NOTIFY'] = '"done+requeue"'
parameter['SENDTIME'] = 'Now'
parameter['DIALSTRING'] = faxNumber

file2snd = list()

for file in files:
 f = open(file)
 header = f.read(4); f.close()
 if header == "%!PS": ftp.sendcmd('FORM PS')
 elif header == "%PDF": ftp.sendcmd('FORM PS')
 else: ftp.sendcmd('FORM TIFF')
 try:
  fd = SendFile(file)
 except Exception, msg:
  msg = get_exdesc(msg)
 file2snd.append(self.ftp.storbinary('STOT',fd,10240))

parameter['vres'] = '196'
parameter['pagewidth'] = '209'
parameter['pagelength'] = '296'
parameter['pagechop'] = 'default'
parameter['chopthreshold'] = '3'

try:
 ftp.sendcmd('JNEW')
 for jparm in parameter.keys():
  ftp.sendcmd('JPARM %s %s' % (jparm,parameter[jparm]))
 for files in file2snd:
  filename = string.split(files)[-1][:-2]
  ftp.sendcmd('JPARM %s %s' % ('document', filename))
 ftp.sendcmd('JSUBM')
 ftp.quit()
except Exception, msg:
 print 'Error on send fax', msg

> Thank you again in advance for any help you can give me.


I hope that this example that become from my fax client - hylapex - can
do what you want...

Michele Petrazzo

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