Transferring Winfax data to new computer

[Brett Simpson [Symantec]]

Rick,

What do I need to do to move WinFax to a new location?

Moving WinFax involves several steps and procedures. This is because
WinFax assigns arbitrary numeric names to the fax image files when the
files are created. Identifying these files through File Manager is
extremely difficult. WinFax uses specific resources to display the
information about image files and maintain pointers to fax image
files. These resources contain a complete path to the image file. If
the image is moved, the pointer no longer works. You can overcome this
problem for the Send/Receive logs and the phonebooks but not for the
Cover Pages and the Attachments. When Cover Pages or Attachments are
moved, the pointers no longer work. The items no longer display when
you select them in WinFax. Before you move a program or any part of a
program, read the following procedure completely. Be sure you
understand the steps involved and consequences of moving certain parts
of WinFax before you actually do so.

The [WinFax] section of the WIN.INI file contains path statements
relating to WinFax as follows:

ExePath=C:\WINFAX\
Fax Path=C:\WINFAX\DATA\
Cover Path=C:\WINFAX\COVER\

ExePath is the path to program files,
Fax Path is the path to the data (sent and received faxes),
attachments and phonebook files.
Cover Path is the path to the cover pages and the graphic images
contained in them.

When you move WinFax, you need to correct these entries so they point
to the new location of these components.

Attachments

Attachments are managed by the ATTACH.DB file in the DATA directory.
Normally, the attachment images are also in the DATA directory and
have names like 23455001.FXS. (FXS is the extension for attachments
created by WinFax.) After you move the contents of the DATA directory,
the ATTACH.DB file will still point to the original location. You need
to create the folders again by hand and pick up the attachments in the
old folders. This can be time consuming.

If possible, leave the attachments in their original location after
you move the rest of WinFax. To do that, move all files except those
with a .FXS extension. You also need to move ATTACH.DB. If you use
this approach, attachments will display correctly.

If you have to relocate the attachments, you will need to recreate the
attachment folders and the attachments themselves by hand. Before
moving these attachments, print them as follows:

1. Open the Attachment screen by clicking the Attach button.

2. Click Fax/Print on the menu.

3. Repeat this for each attachment folder.

After you have moved the WinFax data, rename ATTACH.DB to ATTACH.OLD
in the new data location.

Then complete this procedure:

1. Open the Attachments screen

2. Follow the procedure in Chapter 6 of the User's Guide to create
the folders.

3. Follow the procedure Adding Attachments to Folders to add the
attachments. The printout created above will serve as a guide for the
descriptions and the file names.

Cover Pages

Cover Pages are managed by the COVER.DB file in the DATA directory.
Normally, Cover Pages image files are in the COVER directory. If you
move the COVER directory, the COVER.DB file is longer valid. You will
need to edit the Cover Path entry in the WIN.INI file as follows:

1. Open the WIN.INI file and find the [WinFax] section.

2. Edit the line Fax Path=C:\WINFAX\COVER to point to the new
location of the COVER directory.

After completing the previous steps, you will note that pointers in
COVER.DB will be to old locations. You can correct this easily by
deleting the COVER.DB file in the DATA directory and do a custom
install of WinFax. Select Program Files and Cover pages only during
the installation. This recovers the default folders that WinFax
installs. You'll need to create custom cover pages and folders by hand
as described in the User's Guide.

Logs and Phonebooks

1. Create the new directory for the new DATA directory and then
rename the old DATA directory to OLDDATA.

2. Copy the contents of the OLDDATA directory to the new directory
location (this can be on a different drive).

3. Open the WIN.INI file and find the [WinFax] section.

4. Edit the line Fax Path=C:\WINFAX\DATA to point to the new DATA
directory

5. In the new DATA directory, rename the file LOG.DB to LOG.OLD. When
WinFax is started up again, the renamed file will be recreated. The
send log, receive log and phonebooks are now relocated. If there were
archive folders set up, they will have to be recreated.

6. To recreate the archive folders, open the send log by clicking the
Send Log button on the tool bar.

7. Double click on New Folder on the left side of the screen.

8. Click the Select button then select the FTM file that corresponds
to the archive folder that is being created. This has to be done for
each folder. (Note that the STATUS.FTM file is for the Send/Receive
logs and is already being used.)

Sincerely,

Brett Simpson [Symantec Corp.]

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