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TAPI.CreateCall
Creates a new phone call.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| TAPI | 4.4 | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
MBS( "TAPI.CreateCall"; AddressNameIndex; DestAddress; AddressType; MediaTypes ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| AddressNameIndex | The index of the address or the name of the address to identify which device to use. | 0 |
| DestAddress | This text contains a destination address. The format is provider-specific. This can be "" for non-dialed addresses (such as with a hot phone) or when all dialing is performed using TAPI.Dial. "" in combination with a "" GroupID in TAPI.Pickpup results in a group pickup. Service providers that have inverse multiplexing capabilities can allow an application to specify multiple addresses at once. | "123456789" |
| AddressType | Contains an address type constant, such as phone number (1), which describes the format of the address. Phone Number is 1, Session Description Protocol (SDP) conference is 2, an e-mail name is 4, a domain name is 8, an IP address is 16. | 1 |
| MediaTypes | Identifies the media type or types that will be involved in the call session. Can be 8 for audio. | 8 |
Result
Returns Call Reference ID or error.
Description
Creates a new phone call.The new call will be the new current call, so the TAPI.Dial function (and others) should work on it.
See for media types:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/de-de/library/windows/desktop/ms734210(v=vs.85).aspx
See for line address constants:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/de-de/library/windows/desktop/ms733291(v=vs.85).aspx
If your TAPI drivers are 32-bit only, it may or may not work in 64-bit.
Examples
Creates a call and connects:
$Call = MBS( "TAPI.CreateCall"; "MyPhone"; "1234567899"; 1; 8)
$r = MBS( "TAPI.Connect"; $Call; 1 )
See also
Blog Entries
- Use of TAPI functions in MBS FileMaker Plugin
- MBS Filemaker Plugin, version 4.5pr2
- MBS Filemaker Plugin, version 4.4pr10
FileMaker Magazin
This function checks for a paid license.
Created 8th November 2014, last changed 11st May 2016
