"dialing voip stunt" from FM field

[JP E1verding]

Hi there. Thanks for reading my question and even more thanks for answering the issue....

Tried to find an answer in the forum, but alas...

Services/programs like skype and voipstunt have the possibility to act on a callto: command. I want to use voipstunt for calling from my database, running on an XP (sorry; no choice here)

In the FM scripting I can find dial, but than it will search for a modem, which isn't around.

Does anybody know a way to insert a button&script for it?

Thanks again,

JP

(Have to mention I'm no professional programmer and often just glad the xp works without problems)

[Wim Decorte]

Stop apologizing for using XP. Not sure what your point is with that, but it's not doing you any favors when asking questions in the *Windows* automation forum

If your VOIP software responds to the "callto" protocol then using a "Open URL" script step.

Try:

Open URL["callto://yourContact]

[JP E1verding]

Thanks Wim, and sorry. But I had to reboot again for the umpteenth time so I was in the nasty XP mode. Sorry....

I've tried to call to, but the only way it seems to work is if I put callto before the skypename in every field. Now FM is trying to call voipname (fieldname I use)and skype doesn't recognize that name.

I can't find a way to have callto use a fieldinput; I've tried Wims' script, tried to replace mailto by callto, but I'm stuck.

If I have to add callto: in every field, is there a way to automate that? Autoinput doesn't seem to work either. Or is the heat dissolving my brain?

Thanks for your help and understanding.

Regards,

JP

[JP E1verding]

OK, heat did dissolve my brain!

Adding callto: in a field is taken care of. Easily.

SO that's one less problem to tackle, even if it's not too elegant a solution.

A more serious (windows) problem is how to make the PC direct a callto: to either VOIPstunt (for phonecalls) or Skype, for skyping. If I come up with a solution I'll post it here for all to enjoy; it saves money and makes things easier!