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Side-by-side Comparison of Web Service Methods

Comparison of outbound methods

SendCharFax Sendfax SendfaxEx_2
Multiple fax numbers allowed X
Send textual file (TXT, HTML, PS, etc) x x x
Send binary file (DOC, XLS, PDF, etc) x x
Send 8-bit characters in HTML file (accented letters, etc.) x x
Send multiple documents x
Postpone faxes x
Set CSID (overrides user setting default) x
Set ‘Subject’ for reference x
Set email confirmation reply address (overrides user setting default) x
Set page size to A4, Letter, Legal, or B4 (overrides user setting default) x
Set page orientation to Portrait or Landscape (overrides user setting default) x
Set resolution to Standard or Fine (overrides user setting default) x
Set rendering optimization to Greyscale or B&W (overrides user setting default) x

Comparison of fax status retrieval methods

FaxStatus FaxQuery FaxQuery2
Can limit number of returned transactions x x x
Can limit by date range x
Can limit results by fax number x
Can limit results by confirmation email address x
Can limit by results transaction ID x x x
Can limit results by parent transaction ID (broadcast) x x
Can limit results by fax status (successful, failed, etc.) x
Returns total count of user transactions x x x
Returns count of records returned by query x x x
Returns submission time x x x
Returns postponed-to time x x x
Returns completion time x x x
Returns destination fax number x x x
Returns received CSID x x x
Returns total pages sent x x x
Returns transmission result x x x
Returns fax transmission duration x x x
Returns fax subject (if submitted) x x x
Returns number of pages originally submitted x x
If fax broadcast – returns parent ID x x
Returns submitter’s username x x
Returns email confirmation address x x
Returns fax cost (Units x CostPerUnit) x x
Returns page size (A4, Letter, Legal, B4) x x
Returns page orientation (Portrait, Landscape) x x
Returns resolution (Standard, Fine) x x
Returns rendering optimization (Greyscale, B&W) x x
Returns statistical information, broken down by status code x