Re: Telephone Dialer?

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From: Mark Dormer (markd_at_mvpsx.org)
Date: 04/07/04 

Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 09:30:38 +1000

It is definitely there.
I think you have hide systems files turned on.

Regards
Mark Dormer

" MS" <ms@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:ui0Ki1OHEHA.3144@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> David, which version of Windows are you using?
>
> Are you aware that all three newsgroups that this thread is in are Windows
> XP newsgroups? Your shortcuts do not work in Windows XP.
>
> First of all, there is no file anywhere in Windows XP called command.com.
I
> did a search for it, it exists nowhere on the drive. The command for
getting
> the command prompt in Windows XP is \Windows\system32\cmd.exe. This is a
DOS
> emulator, as Windows XP, like NT, is not based on DOS any more, unlike Win
> 3.1, 95, 98, and ME.
>
> So, I tried your shortcut with the substitution above, instead of your
> \Windows\command.com. Still didn't work. I then opened a command prompt,
> typed in ATDT, pressed Enter, and got the error message "no such command".
> Modem strings are obviously not recognized as commands at the Windows XP
> command prompt.
>
>
> "David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:u9%23X6I2GEHA.4008@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Most people call a some numbers quite frequently. These are usually quite
> few, a best friend from home or a partner from work. A Windows shortcut
can
> dial a phone. This tip lists two ways of easily dialing frequent numbers.
>
> Windows includes a phone dialer but it's a few mouse clicks to use (6 to
> start and click the number, 1 to talk, 1 to exit). This allows two mouse
> clicks if it's on the desktop, three if on the Start Menu.
>
> Before going on you'll need to know what com port your modem is connected
> to. Open Control Panel and choose Modems. Select your modem and click
> Properties. Your Comm Port is listed under Port.
>
>
> Method 1- Using Shortcuts
> a.. Right click the desktop and choose New then Shortcut.
> b.. Rename (F2 renames a selected item) the Shortcut Dial Mum (or
whoever
> it is)
> c.. Right click the shortcut and choose Properties
> d.. On the Program tab enter Dialing Mum in the top textbox and
> C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM /c echo ATDT 99999999 > com2 into the Cmd Line
> textbox, replacing 99999999 with the phone number you're dialing and com2
> with the com port you're modem is conected to. Make sure the Close on Exit
> checkbox is checked.
> e.. On the Screen tab make sure that Window is selected.
> f.. Repeat the above steps and call the second shortcut Answer and use
> this Cmd Line - D:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM /c echo ATH > com2.
> g.. Either leave the two shortcuts where they are, or Shift + Drag onto
> the Start Menu.
> h.. To ring, Double Click the Dial Mum shortcut (or select it on the
Start
> Menu) and when the other party answers pick up the phone and Double Click
> the Answer shortcut.
> Method 2 - Using a Batch File
> a.. Right click the desktop and choose New then Text Document.
> b.. Rename (F2 renames a selected item) the Text Document Dial Mum.bat
(or
> whoever it is)
> c.. Right click the MS-Dos Batch File and choose Edit
> d.. Add the following lines changing the phone number, name and comm
port
> to suit.
> @echo off
> echo Dialing Mum
> echo ATDT 99999999 >com2
> Echo.
> Echo Press any key when Mum answers or you want to hang up.
> pause
> echo ATH >com2
> a.. Save the file and exit Notepad. Move the file into C:\windows\command
> folder. Right click the file and choose Properties. Make sure Close on
Exit
> and Window is checked (see Method 1). A new shortcut file will have been
> created with the same name. Move this file onto the Desktop or Start Menu.
> Click the batch file to dial and press any key when it answers.
> Notes on Phone Numbers
> a.. The modem command string listed above ATDT means dial using tone
> dialing. Use ATDP if you have a pulse phone.
> b.. If you need a pause while dialing use a comma. E.g, 9,99999999.
>
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> " MS" <ms@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:%239kVb61GEHA.2004@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Using Windows XP Professional, SP1, all the latest updates on Windows
> > Update.
> >
> > What is the Telephone Dialer app used for?
> >
> > I thought it could come in handy for something, but couldn't get it to
> work
> > right for that purpose. That is, when one tries to dial a number on the
> > telephone, and it is constantly busy. If one keeps trying to get through
> > with a telephone, one gets the busy signal, press the "off" button (on a
> > cordless phone) to hang up the line, wait a few seconds, press the "on"
> > button again, press "redial". If it's still busy, one has to go through
> that
> > process again. If it's busy for a long time, that could be a tedious
> > process.
> >
> > I thought that perhaps with the telephone dialer, the computer could
keep
> > dialing the number over and over (redialing when it gets a busy signal).
> > When it finally connects, I would hear the other party's voice on the
> > computer speaker, perhaps some kind of connect tone from the app, then I
> > could pick up my telephone to speak.
> >
> > But I couldn't get it to work that way. When the other line is busy, I
> would
> > get an error message (I don't even think an indication that the line is
> > busy, perhaps just "no answer".) Just like with the phone, I would have
to
> > manually click "Redial" to try again. Isn't there a way to set it to
> redial
> > automatically, until it connects?
> >
> > Is there a way to fix this in the settings?
> >
> > I tried the "Terminal" app for this purpose as well. It does have a
> setting
> > for "automatic redial", but I couldn't get it to work for my purpose
> either.
> >
> > Is it possible to get any Windows app to work for the purpose I
specified?
> > If not, how about a third party app one can download? Anyone know of a
> > dialer app that will do this?
> >
> >
>
>

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