Re: flexfax: I cannot autoprint! please help me!

["K.S.Wat SSA(D)12" <d1swdev@asiaonline.net>]

Dear Matt,

Your problem is an environment problem. try to check the working environment.
e.g. 'echo $FAX2PS > /tmp/check'  to check the command variables and also
check the working directory of HylaFAX.

Sorry for the late response.

At 06:01 AM 2000/4/20 -0700, matt kaminer wrote:
>Yes!
>I tried it!  It will print (just like the command '$FAX2PS $1 | lp' at the end
>of the file.)
>
>However, the same thing happens.  It only prints when I run faxrcvd from the
>prompt (see format below).  This is so bizarre.
>
>I think Im gonna scream!
>AAAAHHHHHRRRRRGGGGG
>
>The question is:  why would it print when I manualy execute the faxrcvd 
>script,
>but when hylafax executes it, it will not print.  But yet e-mail will go out.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>--- "K.S.Wat SSA(D)12" <d1swdev@asiaonline.net> wrote:
> > Dear Matt,
> >
> > You should add the line '$FAX2PS $FILE |lp' after the line
> > 'if [ -f $FILE ];then'
> > Did you try that ????
> >
> > At 05:51 AM 2000/4/19 -0700, matt kaminer wrote:
> > >Followup on my autoprint saga:
> > >
> > >I did some more investigating..
> > >
> > >When I manually execute faxrcvd like this:
> > >"bin/faxrcvd recvq/fax00098.tif ttyS0 "" ""
> > >the fax prints!
> > >
> > >Go figure.
> > >
> > >Now why would the fax print when I manually execute the script, but when
> > >hylafax executes it it does not print?  This is really baffling 
> me.  My next
> > >move is to create a second script that faxrcvd calls with a single line in
> > it
> > >(the print line) to see if that works.
> > >
> > >Everybody comments have been helpful.. Thanks.
> > >
> > >--- matt kaminer <mkaminer@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > Running Hylafax 4.1 beta on Linux Mandrake no problems.
> > > >
> > > > To print I issue the command: fax2ps tif0001.tif | lp
> > > >
> > > > The fax prints great.
> > > >
> > > > Now, I add the line: fax2ps $FILE | lp
> > > > to the faxrcvd program, and it will not print.  I have tried adding 
> the
> > > line
> > > > in
> > > > the beginnging, the end and even the middle for the scirpt.  I have 
> also
> > > > tried
> > > > commands like fax2ps $1 | lp and it still doesnt work.  I have also
> > > > /usr/bin/fax2ps $FILE | lp and that didnt work either.
> > > >
> > > > This should work right?
> > > > How can I check what faxrcvd is doing?
> > > > any suggestions?
> > > > This is baffling me!
> > > >
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Yours,
K.S.Wat SSA(D)12
Computer Division
Hong Kong Observatory