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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!!
Aug 27 '08 #1
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mw****@yahoo.co m 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 (de*********@ic ode.co.uk)
i-Catcher Development Team

iCode Systems
Aug 28 '08 #2
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
<de*********@ic ode.co.ukwrote:
>mw****@yahoo.c om 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.
Aug 28 '08 #3
mw****@yahoo.co m 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 (de*********@ic ode.co.uk)
i-Catcher Development Team

iCode Systems
Aug 28 '08 #4

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