Retrieving Fax File Data

This functionality is currently available only in the COM implementation environment. It is not available in the Win32 environment.

The fax service converts files it processes to the Tagged Image File Format, Class F for facsimile (TIFF 6.0 Class F). The service embeds custom TIFF tags in the file to store information about the fax transmission. A fax client application can use the FaxTiff object to retrieve information about a file the fax service has sent or received. For more information, see Fax Image Format.

An application can query the properties of a FaxTiff object. Properties include device and station identifiers, the fax number, and sender and recipient names. You do not need to create a FaxServer object before you create an instance of a FaxTiff object.

If you are writing a C/C++ application, after you create a FaxTiff object for a fax file, you can call IFaxTiff interface methods to query the properties of the file. For information about the steps required to create a FaxTiff object, and for a list of properties and methods, see IFaxTiff.

If you are writing a Visual Basic application, after you create a FaxTiff object for a specified fax file, you can retrieve multiple properties of the object. See FaxTiff object (Visual Basic) for more information about the steps required to create the object, and for a list of properties and methods of the object.