• A5_GET_EXPRESSION Function
• A5_HTML_EDITOR Function
• a5_quickimport Function
• DIAL Function
• UI_BEEP Function
• ui_color_name_get Function
• ui_display_monitor_enum Function
• ui_display_monitor_from_window Function
• ui_display_monitor_primary Function
• ui_dock_panel_show Function
• ui_dock_panel_visible Function
• ui_dock_update_void_locks Function
• UI_EDIT_CODE Function
• UI_EMAIL_SETTINGS Function
• UI_FREEZE Function
• UI_HOTSPOT_FROM_MAP Function
• ui_hotspot_get Function
• UI_HTML_MSG_BOX Function
• ui_keycode_normalize Function
• UI_MSG_BOX Function
• UI_PROMPT_NEW_SET Function
• UI_PROMPT_NEW_TABLE Function
• UI_REGEX_BUILDER Function
• UI_RUN_PROGRAM Function
• UI_SELECT_SCRIPT Function
• UI_SELECT_SCRIPT_POPUP Function
• UI_SHOW_IMAGE Function
• ui_status_info_get Function
• UI_STATUSBAR_DRAW Function
• ui_statusbar_format Function
• UI_TOOLBAR Function
• UI_YIELD Function

DIAL Function

Syntax

Arguments

phone_number

A telephone number. The string should include a separator after the area code (e.g., "212 555 1212", or "(212) 555-1212"). International phone numbers should be prefixed with a " + " sign in front of the country code (e.g., " + 27 11 640 3555" for a number in Johannesburg, South Africa).

Description

Dial the telephone - uses aplha fives dialer settings.

Discussion

DIAL() invokes the Alpha Anywhere phone dialer. The Phone Number String you supply is passed to the dialer and is used to dial the modem. Before dialing, the Phone Dialer dialog box appears, showing the original phone number string and the actual, translated number that is to be sent to the modem. The dialog has a check box labeled "Use Modem Configuration Settings". If this box is checked, Alpha Anywhere will use the modem configuration settings that you specified in the Windows Control Panel to determine how to translates the Phone_Number_String to the actual number that will be dialed. For example, these settings determine if a "dial out" prefix should be added, if a "1" should be added before the area code, or if the area code should be dialed.

Example

Dial the phone number in the phone field.

tbl = table.current()
dial(tbl.phone)

This script is attached to a button on a form. It uses form methods to dial the number in the phone field.

phone.activate()
parent.dial_phone()

Limitations

Desktop applications only.