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    <h2><a href="https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Asterisk+11+Application_ReceiveFAX+%28app_fax%29">Asterisk 11 Application_ReceiveFAX (app_fax)</a></h2>
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         <h1><a name="Asterisk11Application_ReceiveFAX%28app_fax%29-ReceiveFAX%28%29"></a>ReceiveFAX()</h1>

<h3><a name="Asterisk11Application_ReceiveFAX%28app_fax%29-Synopsis"></a>Synopsis</h3>

<p>Receive a Fax</p>
<h3><a name="Asterisk11Application_ReceiveFAX%28app_fax%29-Description"></a>Description</h3>



<p>Receives a FAX from the channel into the given filename overwriting the file if it already exists.</p>

<p>File created will be in TIFF format.</p>

<p>This application sets the following channel variables:</p>
<ul>
        <li>LOCALSTATIONID - To identify itself to the remote end</li>
        <li>LOCALHEADERINFO - To generate a header line on each page</li>
        <li>FAXSTATUS
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                <li>SUCCESS</li>
                <li>FAILED</li>
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        <li>FAXERROR - Cause of failure</li>
        <li>REMOTESTATIONID - The CSID of the remote side</li>
        <li>FAXPAGES - Number of pages sent</li>
        <li>FAXBITRATE - Transmission rate</li>
        <li>FAXRESOLUTION - Resolution of sent fax</li>
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<h3><a name="Asterisk11Application_ReceiveFAX%28app_fax%29-Syntax"></a>Syntax</h3>

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<pre>ReceiveFAX(filename[,c])</pre>
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<h5><a name="Asterisk11Application_ReceiveFAX%28app_fax%29-Arguments"></a>Arguments</h5>


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        <li>filename - Filename of TIFF file save incoming fax</li>
        <li>c - Makes the application behave as the calling machine(Default behavior is as answering machine)</li>
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<h3><a name="Asterisk11Application_ReceiveFAX%28app_fax%29-ImportVersion"></a>Import Version</h3>

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