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Can i use https server url or relative path for ringcentral outbound fax attachment

Can i use https server url or relative path for ringcentral outbound fax attachment because my attachment is not in the path of the script where i have implemented ringcentral fax script.Please let me know.Thank you

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I think the Fax attachment cannot be a url. It's your responsibility to access the file, read it into a buffer then add it to the attachment.

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Can i do in PHP ??? Also the fiel i want to read is PDF.Please let me know

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See sample code for PHP, just read a file from your remote server.

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Anirban answered

Yes, attachment is actually in binary format content of a file that is send via network through fax API.

It is not any url.

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