how do i make a shortcut to dial a phone number?

[rocky2]

What's the dialer and the syntax it take?

I thought I could do something like "cdial.exe 1234567890" but that doesn't dial the number.

[cw6447]

I would love to know this too. Anybody? I am beginning to think it cannot be done via shortcut because I have been searching for a few hours for an answer.

[oldsap]

try this one:
VJPhoneTools (http://www.vijay555.com/?Releases:VJPhoneTools)

[rocky2]

try this one:
VJPhoneTools (http://www.vijay555.com/?Releases:VJPhoneTools)

Bummer. That's what I want, but it doesn't work with WM5.

[Erofich]

From the official site:
WM2003 and WM5 phones compatible.
These tools are used with the PocketPC Phone Edition to make an SMS, Email or call from the command line.
This software is a replacement for my old tools, VJSMS and VJDialer.
This replacement is hopefully now Windows Mobile 2005 compatible. This new release features...

[rocky2]

From the official site:

Well, wouldn't install for me. Got the error that it is incompatible.

[oldsap]

Well, wouldn't install for me. Got the error that it is incompatible.

have you tried extracting the exe file from the installer?

[rocky2]

have you tried extracting the exe file from the installer?

No, it seems to be just a .CAB file with extensions like .001, .002, etc.

[gj_iit]

What's the dialer and the syntax it take?

I thought I could do something like "cdial.exe 1234567890" but that doesn't dial the number.

did you find out how to make shortcuts to dial?

[rocky2]

did you find out how to make shortcuts to dial?

No, but I got the MyFav thing in WM6 to work, so that basically gets at what I wanted to do: push a button to dial somebody.

[indiekiduk]

why don't you use speed dial?

[PhoenixAG]

Yeah, that's what I was going to say. It's so much easier just to use Speed Dial.

[nehvada]

Yeah, that's what I was going to say. It's so much easier just to use Speed Dial.


nope, if you cant remember whos on which number-key :p

i also would like to have pictures of my favorites on the homescreen for speeddial puposes.

[rocky2]

nope, if you cant remember whos on which number-key :p

i also would like to have pictures of my favorites on the homescreen for speeddial puposes.

Right, with speed dial, i have to remember things. I wanted a little button on my home screen that i could navigate too, press, to dial, like it was on the Treo.

MyFav does this for me now.

[Fixup]

WM's phone book and speed dial both suck. This is how I do my own phonebook/speeddial, very easy, simple, convenient and universally accessible (locally or online).

Create an empty txt file and rename it to MyNumbers.htm. Add lines like this for each #:

<a href=wtai://wp/mc;123-456-7890>My Home Phone</a>
<a href=wtai://wp/mc;#737pppp1pp1234567890#pppp1p3>My Account Balance</a>

The first line is self-explained; the second line show how to check my account balance (PagePlus prepaid) by inserting automatic pauses and pin presses. This is obviously ideal for calling card dialing. wtai means wireless telephony application interface, supported by most phones. wp means public library is used and mc means make call function in that library. Another useful function is ap (add speed dial), which prompts you to add a # into your phonebook. More details here:

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/avayaip/46xx/WTAI_Tags_Sample_Code_ver25.pdf

When you click on this file or its shortcut, your default browser will open this page and then you can click-n-dial. Of course you can place this page on your website, then you can use it with any your handhelds. I attached a sample here (rename it to .htm). If you have a ASP web server, you can use my XinNotes for phonebook/speeddial and any notes:

http://www.fixup.net/download/xinnotes.zip

[jasond]

<a href tel:1234567890>1234567890</a> is all you need

You might want to try callface, you can edit the calface.html and callface.html as you like.

http://www.mobiquio.com/cabs/Callface.cab