A Cover Page may be specified for the System, and for any user. The cover page can include the logo (stored in the Cobwebb Fax graphics file) and address details:

When preparing a fax using the Cobwebb Editor, or when sending a fax from a spooled file or the API, address details are normally required i.e. From/To/Attn/Ref; these details can be included anywhere on the cover page and can overlay the logo, if required.  See Work with Cover pages.

Technical Note: Prior to sending, the fax text is stored in the Cobwebb Fax text documents file.  A separate member is utilised for each fax. The text record is the same as that produced by a CPYSPLF command specifying *PRTCTL.  Once sent, fax text is placed in the Cobwebb Fax log file.  A separate log file member is utilised for each communications session.  The text in the logfile is packed into variable length lines separated by 'carriage returns', to save space.

The size of the logo should be taken into account when estimating the number of lines available on the cover page.

The Cover Page Format

Outgoing Faxes may or may not have a cover page depending on the setting of the System 'Cover Page Format', or if there is a Cobwebb user profile, the user profile cover page format.

This parameter controls whether the cover page will be sent, and whether a form feed will follow the cover page.  The cover page format depends on the type of document.  The sending of a cover page for faxes sent from a PC using the Cobwebb Fax Windows fax driver is controlled by the parameter 'Allow PC cover page', see Work with User Profiles for more details.

All faxes will be sent as a complete page the size of which is controlled by the size specified in the Font being used, see Work with font groups.