PHP Fax script

Is there any way to capture incoming Faxes to Database?

[agbenny]

Hi,

Some of the clients wants to sne dtheir requirmenst to Fax, so we offer a Fax template in PDF/WORD which they can download and print, fill and send.
But Is there any way(readlily available scripts) to capture the Faxes, and bring the data into the mySQL DB and so to reduce the data reentering time?

All we need is the FAX as an Image into DB, and the Client ID(Unique) and Data. (Not any hand written doc recognization).

Thanks in advance.
Benny

[jatar_k]

can't say I've ever seen anything in that regard.

Why not have an online form then it can be submitted and saved to db?

Is a specific reason for the download and fax?

[coopster]

I wonder how long the fax machine is going to be around ;)

I looked into this a bit this morning too. Tried a couple searches but nothing that stuck out, except HylaFAX kept coming up everywhere. I didn't have time to dig into it. Have you looked into that at all?

[agbenny]

Some my customer, sends the filled faxes, which are of standard format supplied by us. This is for customers who doesn't have internet access, or they have their own reasons to ask for Fax. So we would like to capture them in DB and relate it with thier customer id.

[Sarvesh Nagpal]

This should be possible. I have worked with similar application in past.

However I didn't interact with a real FAX machine around me but contracted an incoming number from a FAX Gateway Provider. They provide you an option to receive incoming message on a given number. They also post information on any preset web address (HTTP POST BACK). Now after you have information, you can use PHP to retrieve TFF Format Image and then store it to your database.

Now the other part where you wish to recognize data from FAX Image - I think it should be possible as well but since I have no first hand knowledge on that subject - I wouldn't misguide you.