Just one tap BT dialing script

[afarre]

For long time I have been looking for a Photo-Dialer App to work in a non-phone-edition WM providing BT dialing. The only one I found is BirdSoft Contact-ing.

Contact-ing is a nice program but still too many tap actions are required for using while driving.

I have just written a script file for MortScript (it is free) that is able to dial a contact on direct execution.

It can be associated to a Today icon like those provided by any “launcher” program. Icon can be a picture of 64x64.

Command line for script is:

MortScript dialer.mscr [contact=CONTACT_NAME] [phone=[N_ORDER|PHONE_NUMBER] [ask=[0|1]]

“contact”
Is the name of the contact in PDA contacts list.
It is not mandatory because you can directly dial a phone number.

“phone”
If “contact” is used, then it is an optional parameter that means the phone number ORDER for contacts with multiple phone numbers. Go to PDA Contacts, tap&hold over a contact with multiple phones, then select “Dial via Bluetooth”, then you get a list of phone numbers: “phone” is the order of your desired phone number in that list.
If “contact” is not used, then it becomes a mandatory parameter with a valid phone number.

“ask”
Optional parameter, when set to 1 then a dialog asking confirmation will be prompted.

Example with whole paths:
"\Program Flies\mortscript\mortscript.exe" "\Storage Card\dialer.mscr" contact="John Zyz" phone=2 ask=1
Other examples without paths:
mortscript dialer.mscr contact="John Zyz"
mortscript dialer.mscr phone=3333333 ask=1

Not all Today Launchers accept parameters, iLauncher do it.
Maybe other option would be using a direct access (*.lnk) file.
([EDIT 04.15.07] At post #8 added a link to some shortcut creation tool)

Edit the script and read the comments, there are one or two variables strings that should be translated to your language. Additionally you can translate the prompt messages.

TIP: You can test the command line from PDA Run window: While pressing center navigation button tap&hold over the clock and release the button while doing it. For this test you need to use whole paths (see example).

[SteevO]

That's a great script, I modified a few things to make it work and it does exactly what it is supposed to do. Thanks for sharing Afarre.

My only problem (not related to your script!) is that it won't automatically transfer the sound to my BT headset. Even if my BT headset is connected to my SonyEricsson phone, it will dial the number and leave the sound in the handset, dunno why... do you have the same issue?

Other thing, do you or does anyone know how to modify the WM5 registry in order to make a pure WM pocketpc (NOT smartphone) be recognized as a smartphone, i.e. make other applications believe that the GSM "call" function is available on the Axim? Then, how to map that "call" function to a defined value, such as "Dial via Bluetooth" or to a custom script such as a MortScript?

That would make x50v or x51v able to dial a contact via Bluetooth using ContactBreeze (simple click using the thumb) or even from Tomtom Navigator 6!

Thanks!

Can this be used to dial a modem connection (make a modem connection using my BT mobile phone)

[afarre]

First of all I have to say that after writing the script I started to write a pure C++ application to do the same using the Broadcom (Widcomm) SDK software because now it's free.

I got an app that discovers my cell phone and discovers its DUN (dial-up networking) service, but I have no idea about what to do next, I do not know how to send a phone number to that service.

I know it sounds stupid but I could not find any information about it at Broadcom SDK doc, nor samples, nor the rest of the web. I also asked to Broadcom support with no answer.

If that app would work it would be a cleaner, faster, easier and growable tool.

Any help would be great!!

[afarre]

Can this be used to dial a modem connection (make a modem connection using my BT mobile phone)

Contacs BT Dialing Utility added by Widcomm stack to WM (I do not know if you have a X50 but it only appears in my X51 when I replace Microsoft BT stack by Widcomm one) does the following sequence:

1. Discover the cell phone you are interested in.
2. Discover its SPP (serial port profile) service, instead DUN service!
3. Stablishes a RFCOMM communication.
4. Send the phone number.
5. Close BT connection but leaves the cell phone its way doing the call.

Maybe what you want is other sort of tool that stablishes an SPP link, dials a number, and does not close connection.
It should exist apps for internet connection, fax, data send, etc, but it is out of this scope.

[afarre]

My only problem (not related to your script!) is that it won't automatically transfer the sound to my BT headset. Even if my BT headset is connected to my SonyEricsson phone, it will dial the number and leave the sound in the handset, dunno why... do you have the same issue?

I am not using headset but if I could put to work my C++ app may be I can add some code to solv your problem :rolling:

[afarre]

Other thing, do you or does anyone know how to modify the WM5 registry in order to make a pure WM pocketpc (NOT smartphone) be recognized as a smartphone, i.e. make other applications believe that the GSM "call" function is available on the Axim? Then, how to map that "call" function to a defined value, such as "Dial via Bluetooth" or to a custom script such as a MortScript?
That would make x50v or x51v able to dial a contact via Bluetooth using ContactBreeze (simple click using the thumb) or even from Tomtom Navigator 6!
Thanks!

In fact I am very upset with all contact dialing apps: Contact-ing is the only one that deal witn non-phone-edition WM. It seems very stupid because BT-PDA + BT-cellphone should be dealed same way like a SmartPhone. Same way all GPS app do not take care about if GPS is built-in or external

I do not know if what you say can be done, some time I tried some phone-edition app and I got a message of missing files. So it seems it is not just a Registry keys problem.

But maybe it still can be done, but I do not think it will work so fast because your dialing app (Pocket Breeze) will try to dial via built-in cell phone instead BT and it cannot be configured (maybe at Pocket Breeze reg keys, but it sounds crazy).

[afarre]

As I said at my first post, the only Today Launcher I found that accepts "application parameters" is iLauncher.

For other lauchers, icons of whatever you use you will need to create a shortcut (.lnk file) holding the whole command line you need.

Creating PDA LNK files is very annoying, here you have a free tool that do it for you:

http://www.cam.com/vxshortcut.html

Good luck :approve:

[SteevO]

In fact I am very upset with all contact dialing apps: Contact-ing is the only one that deal witn non-phone-edition WM. It seems very stupid because BT-PDA + BT-cellphone should be dealed same way like a SmartPhone. Same way all GPS app do not take care about if GPS is built-in or external

I do not know if what you say can be done, some time I tried some phone-edition app and I got a message of missing files. So it seems it is not just a Registry keys problem.

But maybe it still can be done, but I do not think it will work so fast because your dialing app (Pocket Breeze) will try to dial via built-in cell phone instead BT and it cannot be configured (maybe at Pocket Breeze reg keys, but it sounds crazy).

I completely agree with you on that. BT-PDA and BT-cellphone is basically a smartphone but no app makes use of that, or otherwise you need multiple programmes to deal with it all If we could get the smartphone "call" function mapped to "dial via bluetooth" that'd be awesome and that would make many apps work just the way I want to, such as "CALL" from TT6 or ContactBreeze and more... but is it even possible? Maybe we should start a new thread on that.

[afarre]

Maybe we should start a new thread on that.

A new thread for people to sign this idea or leave their opinion can be a good way to make some pressure over this sort of software.

We can provide a list of email addresses for people who like to leave their opinion directly to the software sites. I did it one time ago on this:

http://www.v2r.ag/products/pocket-pc/photoDialer.html

[dfwhite73]

I am currently using a BT dialer, but have same problem that my bt headset can not be paired with my phone while the PDA is linked. Maybe a limit of the phone or how the program I use connects to the phone, don't know.

So, what i do now to make a call to prevent digging around for the phone, is close the headset, use the PDA to dial, then open the headset again where it re-connects to the phone and all is good.

Would love an app/phone combo that would allow me to use the PDA for everything, even have the caller ID show up on the PDA. So when driving, I can link the pda and cellphone and have headset, so when receive a call I see it on my dashmounted PDA hit the screen to answer, or have big button dialer available.

[St3v0]

Hi there, just to bump this thread to see if anyone has got this working yet? With this I mean to have the Axim act as the hands-free for a BT mobile phone...???

[pda810]

I can't seem to connect with any bluetooth dialer. I'm using an Axim x51v and my cell phone is a Sprint Palm Treo with WM. I have the devices successfully paired and can connect to the Internet via Bluetooth Phone as a Modem, but it won't send numbers to call. Any ideas?