SOLVED How to create Avantfax Cover Page

[krzykat]

I've researched and I'm afraid some of the content that was around to create a cover page was either lost in the great server crash, or had links to programs / files that no longer exist.

Can someone please post instructions on how to create a custom Cover Page?

 

[krzykat]

OK - even though I modify the faxcover.html - it still seems to use the .ps version of the cover page.

I then found a thread saying you need to install "yum install html2ps" - so I did that.
Still doesn't work, it is not using the HTML file coverpage.html

I looked around at /var/www/html/avantfax/includes/faxcover and think I found the answer. There's a line that say's "using_html_cp=false" ...well I want to use a HTML coverpage, so I changed that to true. Now when I send out a fax selecting either HTML or the Standard Page version, I get /var/www/html/avantfax/tmp/xxxx.ps empty file.

 

[krzykat]

Got it. .... after installing the html2ps, one must modify the includes/local_config.php file.

HTML2PS = '/usr/bin/html2ps' - was set to '/usr/local/bin/html2ps'

I swear if I don't post these things, then a year later I try to find the answer and find my own post - LOL. (It's happened before, and I'm sure it'll happen again).

 

[jerrm]

I swear if I don't post these things, then a year later I try to find the answer and find my own post - LOL. (It's happened before, and I'm sure it'll happen again).

Same here.

 

[krzykat]

Same here.

And here we are - it just happened again LOL

 

[grillovillegas]

And here we are - it just happened again LOL

Hi I followed your steps but can't get it to work ....

When i choose html cover it sends the page without any cover at all

If I choose generic letter it send the regular cover.....

There are some html files on the tmp folder with all the information of the coverpage

Any ideas ?

 

[grillovillegas]

I enable the DEBUG but still nothing showing on the log , I don't know where else to look for the problem.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[krzykat]

I enable the DEBUG but still nothing showing on the log , I don't know where else to look for the problem.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

What version are you using, and you did this?
Got it. .... after installing the html2ps, one must modify the includes/local_config.php file.

HTML2PS = '/usr/bin/html2ps' - was set to '/usr/local/bin/html2ps'

 

[grillovillegas]

What version are you using, and you did this?
Got it. .... after installing the html2ps, one must modify the includes/local_config.php file.

HTML2PS = '/usr/bin/html2ps' - was set to '/usr/local/bin/html2ps'

Hi

I am using Incredible PBX 13-12.17 for Raspberry Pi 3B
Avantfax version 3.3.5

I followed all your steps including changing the path for html2ps

"WARNING: Always run Incredible PBX VM behind a secure hardware-based firewall.
root@raspberrypi:~ $ whereis html2ps
html2ps: /usr/bin/html2ps /usr/share/man/man1/html2ps.1.gz
WARNING: Always run Incredible PBX VM behind a secure hardware-based firewall.
root@raspberrypi:~ $ "

Still no luck no html cover at all ...

I still see the HTML file in the /tmp folder ready to be sent but nothing

 

[grillovillegas]

What version are you using, and you did this?
Got it. .... after installing the html2ps, one must modify the includes/local_config.php file.

HTML2PS = '/usr/bin/html2ps' - was set to '/usr/local/bin/html2ps'

What do you se when you run html2ps from command line ?

I get :
Use of assignment to $[ is deprecated at /usr/bin/html2ps line 3409.

It did install

html2ps version 1.0 beta7-1

 

[grillovillegas]

Found this on the net , i am having the exact same behaviour but I'm sure I did not screwed up any configuration file :


"""Lams - 2014-10-08
I have avantfax 3.3.3 on hylafax+-5.5.5 running on a debian 7 platform.
I am unable to send faxes with the html cover page - it throws up an error: syntax

Strangely, if I send the coverpage alone - it works well. If I add a document with it - that 's when I get the error. When I send the document alone (without the cover page), I still get the coverpage anyway - at the end of the document!

I am sure I have screwed up a configuration somewhere - could anyone help please.

Lams ""

 

[grillovillegas]

A

What do you se when you run html2ps from command line ?

I get :
Use of assignment to $[ is deprecated at /usr/bin/html2ps line 3409.

It did install

html2ps version 1.0 beta7-1

Found This

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/html2ps/1.0b7-2

But how to install it ?

 

[krzykat]

Sorry, I use it with Centos and don't own a Pi, so I can't really help there.

 

[dicko]

That is available in the debian buster repos, but seriously the fixes are purely cosmetic if you are debian 5 or above.

I have never had a problem with it but in general you need to read and edit every line in

includes/local_config.php


maybe

https://sourceforge.net/p/avantfax/discussion/540877/thread/c2ad146e/

will help your debugging

 

[grillovillegas]

That is available in the debian buster repos, but seriously the fixes are purely cosmetic if you are debian 5 or above.

I have never had a problem with it but in general you need to read and edit every line in

includes/local_config.php


maybe

https://sourceforge.net/p/avantfax/discussion/540877/thread/c2ad146e/

will help your debugging

You are correct changes are purely cosmetic.

After working a little bit more with includes/local_config.php , I manage to have the generated HTML to PS in the tmp folder but for some reason its not send with the fax .

Any ideas ?

Do I also need to modify the includes/config.php file dont think so ??? Any other file to look into ?

 

[shane johnson]

Same issues running a pi and avantfax 3.3.5. I've made the changes to all the config files but when I send a fax, if I use the generic letter it sends the default, and if I do the HTML it sends no cover letter. If I send just a cover letter and no pdf when using the html, I just get a fax of the raw HTML file. Any other ideas?