Want to use computer as telephoneThis is a discussion on Want to use computer as telephone within the basic.visual forums in Programming Languages category; I want to use my PC to make telephone calls, without using VOIP or the Internet. So for example, using VB (VB6 or .Net), I want to define the number to call, and using the mscomm component (or other, if more appropriate), use the audio card's speakers and mic to listen and talk. I have tried the VB6 DIALER.VBP, but it does some strange things, like leaving the line open even after the port is closed, and will not really make a connection. Does anyone have a more up-do-date example of how to do this? TIA!!... | ||||||||
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08-27-2008, 07:12 PM
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 Want to use computer as telephone I want to use my PC to make telephone calls, without using VOIP or the Internet. So for example, using VB (VB6 or .Net), I want to define the number to call, and using the mscomm component (or other, if more appropriate), use the audio card's speakers and mic to listen and talk. I have tried the VB6 DIALER.VBP, but it does some strange things, like leaving the line open even after the port is closed, and will not really make a connection. Does anyone have a more up-do-date example of how to do this? TIA!!  |
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08-28-2008, 04:18 AM
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| Re: Want to use computer as telephone mwulfe@yahoo.com wrote: > I want to use my PC to make telephone calls, without using VOIP or the > Internet. So for example, using VB (VB6 or .Net), I want to define > the number to call, and using the mscomm component (or other, if more > appropriate), use the audio card's speakers and mic to listen and > talk. > > I have tried the VB6 DIALER.VBP, but it does some strange things, like > leaving the line open even after the port is closed, and will not > really make a connection. > > Does anyone have a more up-do-date example of how to do this? You may want to look at the TAPI (telephony API) and its associated VB control. -- Dean Earley (dean.earley@icode.co.uk) i-Catcher Development Team iCode Systems |
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08-28-2008, 09:28 AM
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| Re: Want to use computer as telephone According to the documentation, TAPI is for Windows CE. I am working on a Vista desktop (actually a laptop computer). The purpose is to allow distributed data entry operators to call respondents without having to fumble with dialing their phone while entering data at the same time. On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:18:17 +0100, Dean Earley <dean.earley@icode.co.uk> wrote: >mwulfe@yahoo.com wrote: >> I want to use my PC to make telephone calls, without using VOIP or the >> Internet. So for example, using VB (VB6 or .Net), I want to define >> the number to call, and using the mscomm component (or other, if more >> appropriate), use the audio card's speakers and mic to listen and >> talk. >> >> I have tried the VB6 DIALER.VBP, but it does some strange things, like >> leaving the line open even after the port is closed, and will not >> really make a connection. >> >> Does anyone have a more up-do-date example of how to do this? > >You may want to look at the TAPI (telephony API) and its associated VB >control. |
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08-28-2008, 09:38 AM
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| Re: Want to use computer as telephone mwulfe@yahoo.com wrote: > According to the documentation, TAPI is for Windows CE. I am working > on a Vista desktop (actually a laptop computer). No, just the first reference you came across happened to be for WinCE. The 6th result (for me) is the full Win32 TAPI reference. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...33(VS.85).aspx -- Dean Earley (dean.earley@icode.co.uk) i-Catcher Development Team iCode Systems |
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