From: Charlie Smith
    To: All
Thread: BGFAX Problem?  (1/3)
  Date: 18-Sep-97, 7:44pm  (Ref# 5733)

Hello All.

I've been working on an OS/2 REXX script that will is executed by NetMgr/2
when a caller enters a message to "FAX".

Basically, NetMgr/2 writes the message out as a file and then does a
RunExternal with my REXX script passing in the from, subject (phone) and
filename (message) as parms.

In the script, I copy the file that NetMgr/2 creates using a unique filename,
run MAKEFAX/2 to create the fax format file and the run bgfax/2 to send it.
The copy and MAKEFAX/2 steps work fine.  BGFAX/2 however does not run.  It
appears that the program is trying to start but does not get very far.  Here is
a screen capture of the session during my testing:

=== Cut ===

bgfax2 /send c:\bbs\fx\outgoing\26080317.fax XXX-XXXX $c:\bbs\fx\bgfax.cnf
OS2/BGFAX/UART1: {Open Port}: 32

=== Cut ===

Can any shed any lite on what this message means?  There are NO other programs
running at this time trying to access the port.  The port is in fact the same
port that the BBS runs on.  The REXX scripts runs as part of the AfterCaller
processing in SPAWNBBS.CMD.

Thanks for any help.

And yes I am a registered user of BGFAX.

Charlie

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  From: Doug Reynolds
    To: Charlie Smith
Thread: Re: BGFAX Problem?  (2/3)
  Date: 19-Sep-97, 11:21am  (Ref# 5735)

 CS> $c:\bbs\fx\bgfax.cnf OS2/BGFAX/UART1: {Open Port}: 32
 CS> Can any shed any lite on what this message means?  There are NO other
 CS> programs running at this time trying to access the port.  The port is
 CS> in fact the same port that the BBS runs on.  The REXX scripts runs as
 CS> part of the AfterCaller processing in SPAWNBBS.CMD.

I take it you are running Binkley?  Well, Binkley keeps the port open during
a shell.. you might try using the port handle to send it.. I dunno if you can
do that in /send mode though.

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  From: B.J. Guillot
    To: Charlie Smith
Thread: BGFAX Problem?  (3/3)
  Date: 19-Oct-97, 10:11am  (Ref# 5771)

> bgfax2 /send c:\bbs\fx\outgoing\26080317.fax XXX-XXXX $c:\bbs\fx\bgfax.cnf
> OS2/BGFAX/UART1: {Open Port}: 32
 
Code 32 means "ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION", so there is still something that
is touching the port.
 
My suggestion would be to modify the port that BGFAX uses by putting the
letter "V" in front of it, i.e., V1 instead of just 1.
 
The "V" prefix tells BGFAX2 to open the port in a different manner than
normal, and sometimes it is able to overcome "sharing" errors.
 
Regards,
bgfax author