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Caller Id Pickup

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i am trying to make a function in VB that can grab caller id from a phone attached to my computer thru Networking. it will work as if some 1 calls me over the phone and as i answere his call its id(caller phone number)display in Text box in VB Form. Any Clue plz
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Hi

i am trying to make a function in VB that can grab caller id from a phone attached to my computer thru Networking. it will work as if some 1 calls me over the phone and as i answere his call its id(caller phone number)display in Text box in VB Form. Any Clue plz
wont you need to use Telephony API? That is usually the standard when needing to communicate with such devices.
Look up the Telephony API. It's a bear but would make you a pretty valuable programmer if you learned how to use it.
Feb 22 '08 #2
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Telephony API (or TAPI for short) link:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms950407.aspx
Feb 22 '08 #3

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