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CompuFax Messages
9.1 Introduction
CompuFax provides error messages, which can help you sort out the cause of various problems you may
encounter. This section describes these messages. Here is an example of two CompuFax messages from a
FAX.LOG file:
4-JUN -1995 11:40:38.15:
%FAX-F-N EEDKEY, please get a license key from NDC
4-JUN -1995 11:40:38.40:
%FAX-S-SERONLINE, CompuFax server on line.
CompuFax messages consist of the following parts:
A percent sign (%)
A facility code (FAX in the above example)
A severity level indicator (F and S in the above examples)
A message descriptor (NEEDKEY and SERONLINE in the above example)
The message itself.
9.1.1 Facility Codes
The facility code describes the type of message:
FAX: General CompuFax messages
FDB: Database-related messages that indicate some problem with using FAX_DB.EXE or your own
database application
SQ: Messages about problems with the CompuFax Scheduler, related to queuing
9.1.2 Severity Levels
Each message has a severity level associated with it. They are:
I Informational Provides information about an action the user or CompuFax has taken
S Success Indicates that an action succeeded
W Warning A minor failure has occurred in attempting to perform an action. This was not serious, but
the user should be informed of the problem.
E Error A more severe message, such as CompuFax tried three times to send a fax, but failed each
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