Launching an application

[ChrisH]

In my contacts db I wanted to find a way to clicking a button to call some one with Skype.

I figured if I put in a field for it and then create a button which would then have a script to open Skype and maybe call the contact or if this was not possible to at least open Skype.

As my ability on sripting is copy and paste etc and not seeing any option that allows opening an application such as Skype I am wondering if this is possible. On the Skype Forum the following script was offered to us to put into our users/library/address book plug-ins and I am wondering if this could be adapted to be used in FM7.

using terms from application "Address Book"

on action property

return "phone"

end action property

on action title for p with e

return "Call with Skype"

end action title

on should enable action for p with e

return true

end should enable action

on perform action for p with e

set x to (value of e as string)

if character 1 of x is not "+" then

if (character 1 of x is "(") or ((character 1 of x is greater than "0") and (character 1 of x is less than "9")) then

set x to "+1" & x

end if

end if

set SKYPEurl to "callto://" & x

tell application "Skype"

get URL SKYPEurl

activate

end tell

return true

end perform action

end using terms from

2005_04_08Skype.zip

[dkemme]

Check out this discussion

http://www.fmforums.com/threads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=147357&an=0&page=0#147357