Re: Telephone Dialer?

From: David Candy (david_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/08/04 

Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 23:31:55 +1000

As I said it works on EXTERNAL modems only. It also seems to need the modem to be free (eg not in use or recently in use by windows). It HAS been tested on XP. 

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" 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
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> > 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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